Bryan Sears - Lutherville Patch: Speed cameras continue to make news in Baltimore County

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1. County announces is has decided to exercise a one-year option for speed cameras even as the council is going to vote tomorrow to expand the program. This means it will be at least a year before the county would rebid. ACS has already received 81 cents of every dollar the county has collected in speed camera citations.  http://patch.com/A-dQ2T 2. Speed Camera Support: Grassroots or Astroturf?  A Towson-based grassroots effort to win council support has a powerful friend not found on its Facebook page: ACS State and Local Solutions, the company that holds the county’s speed camera contract and stands to financially benefit from the pending legislation.  http://patch.com/A-dQ0y NEWS GOVERNMENT  Council Members Concerned About Conservative Group's 'Wicked' Tactics Democrats and Republicans have been the target of Campaign for Liberty's opposition to speed cameras. By Bryan P. Sears | Feb 4, 2011 NEWS PatchCast: County Artists Honored, Graffiti Reward Sponsored and Eagle Killed Feb 4, 2011 RESTAURANT REVIEWS FOOD REVIEW: Yamato Sushi Feb 4, 2011 SCHOOLS High School Artists Honored for Receiving National Recognition Feb 4, 2011 OPINION It Takes a Village... And Then Some... Feb 4, 2011 More News NEWS GOVERNMENT  Marks Will Vote Against Speed Camera Expansion Decision sets up split along party lines. By Bryan P. Sears | Jan 31, 2011 POLICE & FIRE Charles Village Pub Owner Picks Up Pieces Jan 31, 2011 POLICE & FIRE CRIME LOG: Snow Plow, iPods and Pro-Quality Camera Reported Stolen Jan 31, 2011 More News NEWS GOVERNMENT  Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving Could Become Primary Offense Current law empowers police to ticket motorists for handheld cell phone use only if they've been stopped for another traffic violation. A proposed bill could change that. By Bryan P. Sears | Jan 30, 2011 POLICE & FIRE Patch On The Police Beat Jan 30, 2011 NEWS Eldersburg Patch Week In Review Jan 30, 2011 SPORTS Winters Mill Tops Liberty In Close Wrestling Match Jan 30, 2011 SPORTS Liberty And Century Capture Indoor Track Titles Jan 29, 2011 More News

Council Members Concerned About Conservative Group's 'Wicked' Tactics
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Democrats and Republicans have been the target of Campaign for Liberty's opposition to speed cameras. Credit Bryan P. Sears ...

Speed Camera Support: Grassroots or Astroturf?
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By Bryan P. Sears | Email the author | 6:24pm This website affiliated with the grassroots group, Slow Down For Baltimore County Schools, was set up by an ...

County Revenues Projected to Fall Short by $40 Million
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By Bryan P. Sears | Email the author | 10:49am County Executive-elect Kevin Kamenetz said in statement Friday that announcing his cabinet before his Dec. ...

Council Weighs Bill Expanding Speed Camera Enforcement
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By Bryan P. Sears | Email the author | 11:01am Marty Haggerty, a Catonsville resident, said testified in favor of expanding speed camera legislation and ...

Klausmeier, Olszewski Jr. Propose Summer Study on School Board ...
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By Bryan P. Sears | Email the author | 3:34pm UPDATED (3:58 pm) — Sen. Kathy Klausmeier and Del. John Olszewski Jr. introduced bills today that would create ...

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