By move it I mean move it to a different school. They have nine cameras in twelve locations. So they shuffle them from location to location. https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/206...d camera,School, and Dowell Elementary School.
More grant money for enforcement that ISN'T happening? Why hasn't anyone asked where this "grant money" is going if the enforcement is lacking?
Oh it's happening when you see troopers on the side of the road running radar or laser that's being paid for by grant money. Usually on overtime I believe. Enforcement it happening. It's just not the enforcement that actually makes anybody safer. Judging by the amount of crashes that happen on 235 near Wawa down in the park on Saturday and Sunday morning, we're not going after the problem.
I don't know what they did with it. As it was there were two within a mile of each other at the Catholic school and at the public Elementary.
So... to summarize...
The age of the internet and cell phone. Everyone wants everything NOW!
Yeah, it is essentially a no brainer. I realize there are some drugged or drunk drivers mixed in. But, nothing compared to the cell phone problem in all of Southern Maryland. Plainly put, people are addicted to their phones.
Here in St. Mary's, I told the County Commissoiners they need a Inspector General for waste, fraud and abuse. Someone to protect the taxpayer dollar. - Our money. It went over like a lead balloon. The idea was not to be critical of any employee or them. It was just someone to show the Commissioners this is where the money that was allocated went or didn't go to but was supposed to. They can decide as the Commissioner Body to do something about it or let it sit as is. The shot it down as fast as possible. Does this sound like they really care what happens to the taxpayer dollars? I think they do. But it is more likely they are scared to death what they would find out from an IG. For example, have you looked at the unspent funding by the BOE and they are still begging for more money?
But it is typically safer for the police officers around that time frame. No one wants some idiot to hit them.
To Protect and Serve... as long as its convenient and safe? That's a lot to paint on the side of a patrol car.
They are not thinking about kids....they are thinking about themselves
What about the ones that have to do 100 mph thru a damn parking lot!!! Idiots!!!!! Our street is the same way, there are always kids playing and riding bikes and these jerkwagons have to do 50 going thru there just so they can slam on the brakes into the parking spot!!
We have a lot of deer on our back road that tend to slow people down. They seem to do a much better job than a police officer. The faster you go, the more your car has a chance of being totaled and of the driver being injured. Drivers that go fast know they have to assume the risk. I was coming back from the dump in my truck the other day. I was going slow in case any deer were around. This time, wild turkeys decided to attack my truck. I have no idea why. They are a bit taller than I thought they would be. I moved through them slowly I didn't want to injure them although they were quite agressive.
I wonder if the revenue is taxed like the rest of us are?
Why would it be taxed?
Reports
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DESCRIPTION OF TYPE OF SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM [SMS] USED: Model/serial numbers are listed in the body of the report.
TOTAL # of SYSTEMS [CAMERAS] in speed monitoring system program. 1
TOTAL # of Speed Monitoring System Citations issued in FISCAL YEAR. 21,700
EXPENDITURES INCURRED by the program.
$930,267.00
GROSS REVENUE generated by speed monitoring program.
$701,412.00
NET REVENUE GENERATED by the program.
-$228,855.00
TOTAL AMOUNT OF ANY PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTOR under the program.
$462,017.00
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL JURISDICTION involved in program.
3
TOTAL "ERRONEOUS" CITATIONS REPORTED.
70
DESCRIPTION OF HOW NET REVENUE WAS USED: Revenue fuds public safety expenditures in the Takoma Park
Police Department. All financial information was provided by the Takoma Park Financial Officer
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