Greenwich's school-zone speed cameras moved a step closer to returning after the state approved the town's revised enforcement plan on Oct. 29.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation's Office of the State Traffic Administration (OSTA) signed off on the amended plan, according to Greenwich Free Press. The state's approved-plans page confirms the Greenwich plan was originally approved July 7, 2025, and amended Oct. 29, 2026.

Greenwich Police have not announced a start date for a new 30-day warning period or a timeline for resuming enforcement.

The program covers 10 school zones, including Greenwich High School, Greenwich Academy, Central Middle School and North Street School. Cameras photograph the license plates of vehicles traveling 10 mph or more over the posted speed limit. A law enforcement official reviews each image before a fine is mailed to the vehicle's registered owner.

Fines remain $50 for a first violation and $75 for each additional one. An electronic processing fee of up to $15 may also apply. The citations do not carry license points or affect insurance rates, according to the town's speed camera page.

The amended plan adds time placards and flashing beacons to school zones, Greenwich Free Press reported. Those additions address feedback from DOT spokesperson Eva Zymaris, who told CT Public in September that the plan needed "updated guidelines that specify additional signage approaching the school zones and flashers on school zone speed limit signs."

How the program got here

The original speed camera plan launched in November 2025 after state approval in July of that year. But the town halted the program on April 2, 2026, after a review found that required procedural steps had not been completed. A public hearing had not been held, and the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) had not voted on the program.

The town held a public hearing on May 14. The RTM then voted 100-60, with three abstentions, on June 15 to approve the program and send the revised plan to the state.

Greenwich Police Chief James Heavey wrote in a letter after the RTM vote that the program "will be administered with a focus on safety, not revenue, and with appropriate safeguards and public notice."

Greenwich joins 18 other Connecticut municipalities with state-approved automated speed camera plans, including neighboring Stamford and Fairfield.

Lawsuit challenges program's legality

The approval comes while a class-action lawsuit works its way through Stamford Superior Court. Stephen Lockton filed the suit on Sept. 8 on behalf of drivers who were ticketed and paid fines under the original program, according to court records. The defendants are the Town of Greenwich and vendor Blue Line Solutions, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company.

The plaintiffs' attorneys at Hurwitz Sagarin & Slossberg allege the arrangement between Greenwich and Blue Line Solutions violates state law. They contend Connecticut prohibits paying speed camera vendors a fee tied to the number of citations issued, Greenwich Free Press reported.

The lawsuit seeks to void the town's ordinance and every citation issued under it. It also seeks full restitution of fines and fees. Attorney Timothy Cowan told CT Public that at least $1.4 million was collected during the roughly four months the cameras operated.

First Selectman Fred Camillo declined to address the lawsuit's specific claims in CT Public's September coverage but defended the program.

The most recent court activity was Blue Line Solutions' motion seeking an extension until Nov. 23 to file a response, according to the CT Judicial Branch website.