Washington, Middletown 1st Connecticut municipalities to install speed cameras
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Cities and towns in Connecticut can now apply to put up speed cameras.
Two communities have already done so, and one town has collected a pile of money so far.
Middletown Police installing speed cameras on 2 streets
A speed camera just went live Monday in Middletown. It's an automated camera that watches you now, and two other spots will have cameras capturing people by Sept. 1.
Middletown Police Chief Erik Costa said speeders should pump the brakes, or be ready to part with some cash, soon.
On the eastbound and westbound lanes of Washington Street, a camera snaps your plate. Luckily there's a grace period, for now.
'We have 30 days of a warning period where people who violate are issued a warning,' Costa said.
Middletown is the second spot in the state to use these cameras.
'I think it's OK,' said Priscilla Meyer of Middletown. 'People speed by my house around a curve dangerously.'
Legislation was approved in order to allow this. The Department of Transportation has to sign off on any city and town that wants cameras.
The first offense in Middletown is $50, plus a $15 admin fee.
In Washington, Connecticut, they've had the speed cameras just a little while, the first place in the state to have them.
In just two-weeks, the town has collected $21,000.
'It's virtually every road in town,' Washington First Selectman Jim Brinton (R) said. 'The number of call volume we get is people speeding, and what can be done about it, so it's really a game changer for us.'
Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim told News 8 that the cameras are a good idea, saying it takes the guesswork out of who gets a ticket and who doesn't.
The second offense will cost $75, plus that admin fee.
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