RIO RANCHO WILL SOON BE DECIDING WHETHER TO KEEP ITS RED LIGHT CAMERAS. IT WAS REPORTED EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT 35-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE FAILED TO PAY THEIR TICKETS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, COSTING THE CITY 3.7 MILLION DOLLARS.
BUT MAYOR GREGG HULL SAYS IT’S NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS. HE SAYS THE WAY THEIR CONTRACT IS STRUCTURES ALLOW RIO RANCHO TO BE PAID FROM WHAT RED FLEX COLLECTS, SO THEY STILL GET A PERCENTAGE.
MAYOR HULL SAYS A DECISION BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM IS PROBABLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY.
