04-16-2021, 05:16 PM
(04-16-2021, 02:13 PM)Gone Forever Wrote: Well, it looks like things are going back to how they used to be in Mantua. The mayor, former chief of police, has suggested that traffic tickets be used as a revenue generator to pay for the police department.
Yes, this means speeding, parking and anything else they can write for you can bet they will.
I will be leaving Mantua off my list this year and I guess Hyrum, Cutler and the Logan river too. I will go somewhere where there is not a hawk waiting to pounce.
https://kutv.com/news/local/mantua-counc...t-problems
FWIW I think it would be more ethical to collect all fine money in one big pot and send it back out to the local govt law enforcement by population. If the state collects $3,000,000 dollars and we had 3,000,000 residents that would be $1.00 per person for that period. A town the size of Mantua with 200 residents would get $200. All fines would be returned to law enforcement but it would take the incentive away from fund raising for your little kingdom to writing tickets for public safety. Maybe I am niave