facebook
Jan 22, 2025
Breaking News

Newburgh Heights released 90K speed tickets in past year; claims having cash problems


Newburgh Heights released 90K speed tickets in past year; claims having cash problems


NEWBURGH HEIGHTS, Ohio – – The BNN I-Team has actually discovered, in the last year, the village of Newburgh Heights has actually sent out 90,000 speed camera tickets.

Yet, the town just laid off employees claiming cash problems.

Newburgh Heights has ended up being notorious for clocking speeders with an electronic camera along I-77, sending tickets with fines from $180 to $200.

And now, the town claims it is short on cash and needed to lay off 3 employees.

So, we inspected. The number of chauffeurs get those tickets and huge fines?

The Garfield Heights Municipal Court says, given that last September, the village has sent more than 90,000 speed electronic camera tickets.

Numerous drivers have informed us they see that as nothing but a method for the town to generate income.

I-Team: Elyria Walmart shooting suspect faces judge


Just recently, the mayor admitted to the I-Team that the town hopes to enhance safety, but it likewise depends on that money.

" It's both? You can't have safety if we don't have the income to cover it," said Mayor Gigi Traore in September. "It's what we have for our locals, so we can continue the services we have for our residents."

Not everyone pays the fines, however the court has actually told us it has collected countless dollars in fines for the village.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Source Credit

Elwood Hill
author

Elwood Hill

Elwood Hill is an award-winning journalist with more than 18 years' of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, John has worked on a variety of different stories and assignments including national politics, local sports, and international business news. Elwood graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism and immediately began working for Breaking Now News as lead journalist.

you may also like