Twenty mayors, a deputy mayor and a county warden from municipalities across Ontario are urging Premier Doug Ford and the transportation minister, in a signed letter, to compromise on automated speed enforcement (ASE) measures in school zones, instead of issuing a province-wide ban.

If a ban is put in place, the 22 municipal leaders from Brampton to Ajax to Parry Sound requested the province "fully reimburse all municipalities for the costs" of cancelling the ASE program.

They said in a letter shared on social media Friday that the reimbursement would cover costs for increasing local policing, staff severance and public safety programs that are currently funded by speed camera revenues.

"For most of us, the intention has always been to install cameras in school zones to protect our most

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