Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon told Townsquare Media he has been in contact with mayors who have shown interest in pulling the plug on their towns' red light cameras, but they haven't yet "pulled the trigger."
Brick Township Officials said they were in the process of shutting down its red light camera pilot program even prior to the bribery implications about program that hit the news media last week. However, making up for an estimated $640,000 annually in lost revenue is no easy feat.
The inflammatory-bordering-on-toxic red-light camera pilot project that's now the subject of a lawsuit is the focus of a joint press conference tomorrow in Brick Township.
The legal action brought by a former top salesman at "Redflex" alleges the red light camera company bribed local officials in over a dozen states in order to secure contracts.
One of the most vocal opponents of New Jersey’s red light camera program, if not the most vocal, has been Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon. He recently launched an online petition to eliminate it. Today, O’Scanlon says more than 4,000 people have already signed the petition.
New Jersey's leading anti-red light camera crusader has launched an online petition that calls for state officials to do away with the red light camera pilot program.