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Commissioners reject countywide $150 parking fine for beach parking after debate on enforcement and equity
Summary
The Board voted to deny an ordinance that would have raised the fine for noncriminal parking violations on county-owned beach properties to $150, citing fairness and enforcement concerns.
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to deny an ordinance that would have raised the county's noncriminal parking penalty for certain parking violations on county-owned beach properties from $25 to $150.
The ordinance, proposed by the county's Public Safety director, Jody Fisk, was intended to deter illegal parking on shoulders and in emergency access ways around beaches where illegal parking occasionally impedes emergency vehicles and ADA access. Fisk said neighboring counties have higher fines: Pinellas County ($150), Sarasota County ($100) and…
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