The Buffalo Common Council passed a resolution to extend the grace period for the school speed zone camera program from this Friday until the end of February.



"It doesn't seem like the public is comfortable,” said Buffalo City Council Member Rasheed Wyatt, who sponsored the resolution.



Wyatt said he heard a number of complaints by residents.



“People have complained about the signage that it was too small,” he said.



Such was the case for driver Sydney Meadows, who was stopped by police and given a ticket for speeding in a school zone.



"It’s so new, it's hard for some people to adapt to it,” Meadows said.



She acknowledges that she was at fault for speeding, but the price that she'll now have to pay she says is excessive.



"It's hard ‘cause I don’t have just $350 to dish out,” she said.



Meadows’ fine is a stark difference from the $50 she would have been fined had she been caught by the school zone cameras.



“For traffic officers to be in those areas where there is supposed to be a grace period confuses the public,” Wyatt said.



That’s not the only thing confusing, according to drivers. Meadows said the times at school zones are inconsistent.



"Some say 7 a.m. to 4:30 pm, some say 3:30pm to 5 pm,” she adds.



Wyatt recommends those times be fixed.



“This is really about the safety about our children and if we don't put that fine tuning in place people are going to think this is a money grab,” added Wyatt.



A city official said they are monitoring data from the grace period closely.



Wednesday the Parking Commissioner plans to announce his findings and plans concerning the cameras moving forward.