New Port Richey, FL USING RLC TO SHORE UP BUDGET!  IT IS ONLY ABOUT THE MONEY!

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http://newportrichey.patch.com/articles/city-council-presented-with-whac-a-mole-budget

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The proposed budget includes an anticipated $1.2 million in revenue generated by tickets issued by traffic light cameras at four U.S. 19 intersections in the city.

Earlier this year, the city agreed to pay American Traffic Solutions $4,750 a month for every three-lane intersection where it installs a traffic-light camera. Arizona-based ATS has similar pacts with about 60 Florida cities and counties.

In early July, New Port Richey Police Chief Jeffrey Harrington said the city plans to contract with ATS to install two more traffic-light cameras on U.S. 19 in the city's south end.

Harrington said studies indicate that each traffic-light camera can generate about $500,000 a year, although it is uncertain what that will mean in New Port Richey.

Haag said the program has been officially in effect for less than a month, so the $1.2 million in anticipated revenue is just a preliminary estimate.

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