Maderia Beach Mayor suggested Speed scamera for a moment, but went back to speed bump and other ideas.

NOTE Courts have ruled this illegal already once.

Quote: 

Mayor Travis Palladeno agreed and pushed the commission to consider a number of alternatives ranging from speed humps to electronic signs displaying the speed of passing cars.

He even suggested the city could install cameras and pass an ordinance that would make speeding a code violation so the city could start issuing its own tickets to speeding cars.

That might not be legal, however, according to City Attorney Jim Trask, who stressed that sheriff's deputies could issue speeding tickets now without a new city ordinance.

He also reminded the commission that city government is "not a democracy" and that the commission can install speed humps if it believes they are in residents' best interests.

link from http://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/roads/speeding-issue-to-be-addressed-in-madeira-beach/1209967

Ban the Cams suggestion:  Residents might want to check out another area that tried this.  Winnipeg and all the problems with it.  http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/bad-law-is-really-taxing-135787313.html  also see:  http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/12/12/scrap-photo-radar-brodbeck

Ban the Cams note:  The last time someone tried speed scameras, that was Juno Beach.  The Courts found it ILLEGAL.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/court-rules-against-juno-beachs-speed-van-1230818.html

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