Don't Get Me Wrong

have gotten Councilman Todd Huff into dutch with some of his constituents despite the fact that he said then, as now, that he opposes the traffic control devices.

"I haven't changed my view point on the cameras one bit," Huff said. "But I can't fight them any more. I just want to make sure that no general fund money, no taxpayer money funds that program. I want to make sure the program is not upside down."

The comment drew a lot emails from angry constituents who oppose the cameras and see them as a money grab for the county, said Huff, a Timonium resident.

The councilman said messages took him to task for seemingly switching his position on the cameras.

Huff, along with fellow Republican David Marks, a Perry Hall resident, were the only two council members to vote against the expansion of the county's speed camera program.

The council will hold a hearing on a new contract with ACS State and Local Solutions that will add .

Huff said he still opposes the use of speed cameras. His focus at the hearing Tuesday will be slightly different.

"I exhausted all reasonable possibilities to fight against the cameras in 2011," Huff said. "My goal now is to make sure the citizens of Baltimore County are protected financially. That is what the work session is for on Tuesday. The only thing we can scrutinize this week is the contract."