"The ban, however, will help avoid a potential legal battle over whether a citizen-initiated petition that led to the city taking up the issue could result in a public vote.
That petition, submitted this spring, sought to either force the City Council to either ban the devices or send the matter to voters in an election."
Instead, the Iowa City Council is voting to ban the the technology, so they can un-ban it later? facepalm
"The ban, however, will help avoid a potential legal battle over whether a citizen-initiated petition that led to the city taking up the issue could result in a public vote.
That petition, submitted this spring, sought to either force the City Council to either ban the devices or send the matter to voters in an election."
Instead, the Iowa City Council is voting to ban the the technology, so they can un-ban it later? facepalm
My take on it is they don't want the voters to vote on it directly, because it might be more permanent that way. Hopefully, they can vote out some of those that favor the camera use before this comes up again.
Whatever the reason, I'm just glad they did this much ... something Cedar Rapids doesn't have the guts to do. And the side benefit, we don't have to worry about speed cameras in IC for now.
RT
-- "Internet: As Yogi Berra would say, "Don't believe 90% of what you read, and verify the other half."
Amazing...
Never thought I'd see something like that coming out of the People's Republic of Johnson County...
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Good job Council Men
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"The ban, however, will help avoid a potential legal battle over whether a citizen-initiated petition that led to the city taking up the issue could result in a public vote.
That petition, submitted this spring, sought to either force the City Council to either ban the devices or send the matter to voters in an election."
Instead, the Iowa City Council is voting to ban the the technology, so they can un-ban it later? facepalm
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...Instead, the Iowa City Council is voting to ban the the technology, so they can un-ban it later? facepalm
Now that sounds more like the kind of thing that would happen in the People's Republic of Johnson County...
*Keith* MacBook Pro *wifi iPad(2012) w/BadElf GPS & iPhone6 + Navigon*
Something's fishy....
"The ban, however, will help avoid a potential legal battle over whether a citizen-initiated petition that led to the city taking up the issue could result in a public vote.
That petition, submitted this spring, sought to either force the City Council to either ban the devices or send the matter to voters in an election."
Instead, the Iowa City Council is voting to ban the the technology, so they can un-ban it later? facepalm
My take on it is they don't want the voters to vote on it directly, because it might be more permanent that way. Hopefully, they can vote out some of those that favor the camera use before this comes up again.
Law Sounded Interesting...
Read the article. Interesting.
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I'm not really lost.... just temporarily misplaced!
Just glad ........
Whatever the reason, I'm just glad they did this much ... something Cedar Rapids doesn't have the guts to do. And the side benefit, we don't have to worry about speed cameras in IC for now.
RT
"Internet: As Yogi Berra would say, "Don't believe 90% of what you read, and verify the other half."
A definite step in the right
A definite step in the right direction!
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