APOPKA, Fla. — One of the first cities in Central Florida to have red light cameras is now one of the first to eliminate them.
- They stop taking pictures and go dark January 1, 2019, in Apopka.
- City Council voted to let rental contract on cameras expire
- Drivers ticketed before January 1 still have to pay fines
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Getting rid of them was a priority for Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson, who said fears of getting a ticket drove people away from the city. He said concerns with red light cameras were the biggest complaints he heard from voters during his campaign.
“Just because we don't have red light cams doesn't mean you can run every red light,” he explained. “We're going to analyze these intersections, and if we see a pickup in accidents we will put police officers back out on the street.”
City council voted unanimously in August to let the contract to rent the cameras expire.
The city plans to collect money from tickets issued this year. Drivers could get a ticket in the mail in January or even February for a violation that happened before the cameras went dark.
You can find a list of the camera locations here: https://www.apopka.net/408/Camera-Locations.