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Hendry County hears report on automated school‑zone enforcement, seeks advisory process for county share
Summary
County staff presented counts and a financial breakdown from the county's automated school‑zone citation program and described plans for an advisory group to recommend how the county's share of funds would be spent.
Hendry County commissioners reviewed a staff report on the county's automated school‑zone citation program at their Oct. 14 meeting in Clewiston.
The presentation covered program activity from Oct. 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The report listed 6,951 violations issued, 4,547 violations paid and 2,391 violations pending; 13 violations were shown as contested. The presentation listed total deposits of $395,930 and a state share described as 23% ($91,064.94). The presenter also listed a 5% allocation for school crossing guards ($19,796.72), a county disbursement of $19,100.8 and a vendor disbursement to a party identified as “Ultimate” recorded as $208,000.742 in the slide deck.
County staff and several commissioners raised questions about program costs…
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