While the cameras remain in place, they are no longer issuing citations. While the cameras remain in place, they are no longer issuing citations. Drivers in Garden City will no longer receive tickets from school zone speed cameras. After three years of automated enforcement, the Garden City Police Department has officially ended its school zone speed camera program, citing years of changing state legislation that officials say made the program too difficult to maintain. While the cameras remain in place, they are no longer issuing citations. Instead, police say officers will once again be stationed in school zones using radar and lidar to enforce speed limits. "We'll have officers physically present out there conducting speed enforcement utilizing lidar and radar, and conducting enforcement for violators," said Lt. Shane Glasco with the Garden City Police Department. Police say the decision was driven by repeated legislative changes surrounding school zone camera enforcement in Georgia, not just the latest law. "If this is constantly something that's going to be in flux, that creates a significant amount of work for the agency," Lt. Glasco said. The latest change came with House Bill 651, which took effect July 1. The law adds stricter oversight requirements for school zone camera programs and, in many cases, will require local governments to receive voter approval before entering into or renewing camera enforcement contracts. However, Garden City police say the new law was…
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