Politics & Government

Ellisville Red-Light Cameras Generated $1.2 Million to Date

Red light traffic cameras within the City of Ellisville have led to more than a million dollars shared between the city and the cameras' administrator since they were installed.

Red-light cameras in the generated just shy of $1.2 million within 28 months, a city representative said this week.

Since violations caught by the red-light cameras began resulting in tickets in March of 2009, tens of thousands of tickets generated about $1.2 million in revenue, which the city split with American Traffic Solutions, which supplies, installs and maintains the cameras, Ellisville Finance Director Don Cary said. The city's net revenue was about $600,000.

This month, a class action against the cities of Ellisville, Florissant, Arnold and Creve Coeur, in additon to American Traffic Solutions. The plaintiffs in the case seek remuneration for fines issued and to have the cameras removed.

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On the City of Ellisville website, the city reports that nationwide, 22 percent of all fatal auto crashes happened at intersections on public roads. Cary said auto collisions locally at the intersections where cameras are installed have decreased by one third since March of 2009.


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