ANSONIA – A public hearing which could allow speed and red light cameras to be installed around town is scheduled Tuesday (July 14).

The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Ansonia City Hall (253 Main St.) before the Board of Aldermen’s regular monthly meeting. There is also an option to attend via Zoom, according to a posted agenda.

Here is a link to the Zoom meeting.

The Aldermen are considering an ordinance which would allow Ansonia police to implement a speed camera program by contracting with a private vendor.

You can read the full proposed ordinance here.

Police have been considering locations where they would like to see speed cameras for months, including Pershing Drive, where five people were injured in a high-speed car crash in March.

According to Ansonia Police Chief Wayne Williams, the program would come at no cost to the city. The company the city contracts with would recoup their costs by taking a portion of the fines generated.

Under the proposed ordinance, the cameras would detect a violation when:

  • A vehicle exceeds the posted speed limit by more than 10 miles per hour, or
  • A vehicle does not stop at a red light.

The penalty for a first offense would be capped at $50, with subsequent violations incurring a fine up to $75. A police department employee would need to review the camera-detected violations before authorizing the fine.

For the first 30 days after a camera is installed, no fines will be issued. Instead, drivers could receive a written warning for captured violations. Drivers who receive violations can also appeal them in a hearing at the Ansonia Police Department.

The terms of the ordinance largely match those used in other municipalities which have considered or installed speed cameras. The state began allowing cities to operate speed cameras in 2023.

In Derby, officials have been talking with DARCA, which is the leading provider of speed cam programs in the state.

The CT Mirror reported Middletown collected $1.8 million in fines between July and December of 2025. The News-Times of Danbury reported the Town of Washington issued $334,725 in fines between May and July of 2025.

However, the cameras haven’t been without controversy.

In Fairfield, for instance, the Connecticut Post reported that some residents raised spoke against speed cameras, saying they could be unaccountable “cash grabs” for the city. In Greenwich, the rollout of a speed camera program was temporarily suspended after residents raised concerns about privacy, the motives of the cameras’ vendor, and improper procedures, according to Greenwich Time.

Following the public hearing, the Ansonia Aldermen’s ordinance subcommittee would need to vote to recommend the ordinance before they could send it to the full board for a vote.