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Teacher urges extra speed camera near Michigan Avenue Elementary after repeated speeding
Summary
A longtime teacher and resident asked the City Council to place an additional automated speed camera near Michigan Avenue Elementary, citing repeated drivers exceeding the 15 mph school zone; the police chief said current cameras and citations are catching many violators and offered to share enforcement data.
A veteran teacher and 25-year resident asked the City Council on Tuesday to add an automated speed camera near Michigan Avenue Elementary after repeatedly observing drivers exceeding the posted 15 mph school zone. Mark Kessler, who said he supervises the school crosswalk most mornings, told the council he recorded a vehicle traveling 35–40 mph through the zone and delivered a petition with 12 parents’ signatures asking for more enforcement.
Kessler said existing cameras “start to slow down” drivers where they are currently installed but do not capture traffic heading southbound past…
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