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Commissioners narrow school-zone camera enforcement to school arrival/departure windows after public outcry
Summary
Manatee County commissioners voted unanimously to limit automated school-zone speed camera enforcement to the hour surrounding regular school arrival and dismissal times, in response to public complaints about confusing signage and tickets issued outside expected hours.
Manatee County commissioners voted unanimously to amend the county's school-zone camera enforcement windows so automated citations are issued only within the hour that brackets a regularly scheduled school session—defined as 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start and the end of the school day.
The vote, 7-0, formalizes the board's direction from an earlier meeting and follows days of public comment about confusing signage, tickets issued outside expected times and concerns about fairness and transparency. Staff said many beacons are timed differently at different schools and that the county will coordinate camera timing with posted beacon schedules and produce clearer public information about which intervals the cameras will enforce.
What changed and why
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