City of Youngstown plans to bring back school zone speed cameras for 2024-25 school year
The City of Youngstown plans to bring its unmanned speed cameras back to school zones within the city for the 2024-25 school year.
Youngstown Law Director Lori Shells-Simmons tells 21 News that no plans have been finalized yet, but the plan is to get the speed cameras back up and running when school starts in the fall.
A meeting with city officials and Blue Line Solutions, which is the company behind the cameras will be held on the afternoon of June 10 to finalize plans for the reactivation of the cameras.
Shells-Simmons tells 21 News that these cameras will be unmanned, contrary to Ohio Revised Code Section 4511.093, which states an officer must be present operating the camera at all times.
Assistant Law Director Joe Fritz explains that this rule does not apply to the City of Youngstown because it is a Home Rule city.
Fritz referenced the Supreme Court Case of Dayton v. State, which ruled that Home Rule cities are exempt from this provision of the Revised Code and as such may install unmanned speed cameras both in school zones and outside of them.
A list of school zones with speed cameras installed can be found below.
- Rayen Early College Middle School (Williamson)
- Chaney High School (N. Hazelwood and Overlook)
- Youngstown Rayen Early College High School ( W. Wood and Wick)
- Volney Rogers Elementary School (S. Schenley)
- Kirkmere Elementary School (Kirk Road)
- Taft Elementary School (Gibson)
- Youngstown Academy of Excellence (Rigby and S. Jackson)
- Harding Elementary School (Cordova and Benita)
- Summit Academy (Oakwood)
- Horizon Science Academy (Southern Boulevard)
- Cardinal Mooney High School (Erie)
- Ursuline High School (Wick)
- St. Christine's Schools (S. Schenley)
- Stambaugh Charter Academy (N. Hazelwood)