HTN: Common Council Considers Cameras

Just how much green will proposed red light cameras in Buffalo generate? Budget hearings began Monday with some Common Council members skeptical of the estimated revenue projected for the traffic enforcement devices. Mayor Byron Brown's Administration estimates nearly two-point-eight million dollars will be generated from motorists running red lights. The Mayor says that's enough cash to hire 20 new police officers. But, some Council members say it's hard to estimate the revenue from the cameras, since this would be the first year of installation. The red-light cameras were recently given approval by Albany, but still need the green light from the Common Council.