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Future Inns Hotel & Conference Centre 700 Hespeler Rd. (Hwy. 24, Sth of Hwy. 401) Cambridge eSTAArA 62 More than the beef. Discover why 519â€"622 More redâ€"light cameras coming ']?\he Region of Waterloo is installing red ight cameras permanently at eight intersections in the area, including three in the city. Traffic lights at the intersections of Weber Street and Bridgeport Road, Bridgeport Road and King Street and Weber and Union streets will be mounted with cameras to catch motorists who run red lights. The purpose of the cameras is to reduce angle collisions, said Nancy Button, manager of transâ€" portation engineering for the region. "We want to reduce accidents like Tâ€"bone crashes where people run the red light and ram into another vehicle," she said. The region has had a redâ€"light camera for five years and has rotated it around four highâ€"risk intersections, Button said. Colliâ€" sion incidents were reduced by twoâ€"thirds at intersections that had cameras which led to the deciâ€" sion to mount cameras permaâ€" nently, she said. The other major factor in purâ€" chasing permanent cameras is that new and cheaper technology has emerged in the past couple â€" of years, Button said. By Grec MacDonaLo Chronicle Staff _ Motorists will be notified of the cameras by a sign at the intersection. The camera faces one leg of an intersecâ€" tion and takes three quick photos of a car that runs a red light. The snapshots are taken in conjunction with traffic signals, so if the camâ€" eras sense a car moving quickly through the intersecâ€" "We want to reduce accidents like Tâ€"bone crashâ€" es where people run the red light and ram into another vehicle." â€"Nancy Button Region‘s manager of transportation engineering tion when the light is right, the photographs are triggered. _ â€" "A lot of people don‘t realize if you‘re turning right on a red light, you have to stop first. Many people just take the corner," Button said. "If you are going fast enough that you couldn‘t have stopped for the red light, our cameras will catch you. The pictures are sent to a processing plant where the offender‘s licence plate number is checked and a ticket for $190 is then sent to the home of the owner of the car, Butâ€" ton said. And tickets won‘t be sent to utton motorists who commit reasonable mag.ero[. violations, Button said. If a car engtheert"E _ onters the intersection on a yellow light but cannot make the turn before the light turns red, the owner will not be ticketed, she said. There are also no demerit points associated with the tickets, which means it won‘t affect owner‘s insurance. This helps offset the fact that an owner could be ticketed when someone else is driving their vehicle, Button said. The other five cameras will be placed in Kitchâ€" ener and Cambridge. In Kitchener, red light camâ€" eras will be installed at Homer Watson Bivd. and Pioneer Drive, Homer Watson Boulevard and Ottawa Street and Frederick Street and Duke Street. In Cambridge, cameras will be installed at the intersections of Franklin Boulevard and Sagiâ€" naw Parkway, and Water Street and Park Hill Road. On Nov. 8, four appeals were subâ€" mitted to the Region of Waterloo chalâ€" lenging the recent approval of three new subdivision proposals, and regional amendment 37 otherwise known as the Columbia Road Extenâ€" sion. _ This matter refers to the westâ€"side lands of Waterloo and will be heard before the Ontario Municipal Board. . The appeals were filed individually, however, according to OMB Citizen Liaison department, it will result in one hearing process designed to address the concerns raised by the public with regards to these proposed developments. Items of concern for this matter involve surface water and groundwaâ€" ter features, possible consequences on aquatic life and the risk to Jefferson salamanders. The concerns also involve water wells, vernal ponds and Clair Creek. The appeals were filed by the Lanteigneâ€"David family of Waterloo and were supported directly by local ecological group Waterloaians.ca, which helped divert some of the costs of filing the appeals. Members of other groups may parâ€" ticipate as a party to this appeal process, or serve as witnesses during the OMB hearing. No date has been scheduled yet for this matter. There is a Paypal account open for those wishing to contribute funds for the OMB appeal. Payments can be made to ombmoriane@rogers.com. Donations can also be mailed to Louisette Lanteigne, 700 Star Flower Ave., Waterloo, Ont., N2V 212. Additional information on this matter is available at www.geocities.com/savevistahills@rog ers.com, and www.waterlooians.ca. Appeal filed over west side The ticket is steep, but the tegion isn‘t looking to make money off of this, Button said. "We certainly don‘t expect to make a profit, but we‘re hoping to break even," she said. "We didn‘t put these cameras where we could generate the most revenue, we put them where we had the most collisions. This is about safety," Button added.