Voters on Tuesday banned red light cameras, voting to approve a city charter amendment, 10TV's Jeff Hogan reported.
Ten red light and speed cameras will be shut off.
"It's a win for the city of Heath to get our town back and make it friendly again, that's what Heath has always been about," said Duane Goodwin, who opposes the cameras.
Heath officials said the cameras had netted about $750,000 since July and said they have improved safety by reducing crashes and speeding.
"What we may see is speed go back up, number of crashes go back up," said Heath police Sgt. Craig Black. "What this has really done is make people more attentive to their driving and that's the cause of most crashes."
Opponents of the cameras have already taken the next step and have asked the mayor's office when the cameras will be shut down.
They said the mayor's office told them the cameras would be shut down immediately, Hogan reported.
Results did not come in until well past the poll closing time, Hogan reported.
Adding to the narrow margin was the fact that only six of 53 total precincts in Licking County weighed in on this issue just residents of the city of Heath and in the end the issue was decided by 59 votes.
Heath was not the only central Ohio community with a red light camera issue on the ballot.
In Chillicothe, voters overwhelmingly approved a ban on red light cameras in Chillicothe.
Seventy-two percent of voters approved the ban.
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