MOTORISTS WHO SPEED AND VIOLATE TRAFFIC LAWS IN ELIZABETHTON COULD SOON COUGH UP MORE MONEY. A NEW 25 DOLLAR FEE WILL HELP THE CITY’S POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE ELIZABETHTON CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ON FIRST READING A PROPOSAL TO ADD THE NEW FEE ON MOST TRAFFIC TICKETS. THE ADDTIONAL MONEY WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR TEN PALMTOP COMPUTERS TO BE ISSUED TO CITY POLICE OFFICERS. SO INSTEAD OF WRITING OUT THE CITATIONS ON PAPER, OFFICERS WILL SWIPE THE VIOLATOR’S DRIVER’S LICENSE INTO THE DEVICE. THIS WILL BE MORE EFFICIENT AND ALLOW AN OFFICER TO PRINT OUT LEGIBLE CITATIONS WITH THE EXACT INFORMATION RECORDED ON THE DRIVER’S LICENSE.