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Town reports more than 2,000 school-zone notices after RedSpeed cameras go live
Summary
Town staff and RedSpeed reported 2,310 violations in the first weeks of enforcement (after a warning phase); about 303 citations have been paid and the town's share of net revenue so far is roughly $12,000; council and staff said notices are validated by the sheriff's office before issuance and that the program aims to reduce speeds in the school
Town staff and the RedSpeed vendor briefed the council on Nov. 4 about the town's new school-zone camera enforcement program at Locksley Groves Elementary School.
Richard, the town's RedSpeed coordinator, said the program ran an extended warning phase during which the town deployed large variable message signs; 2,217 warning notices were issued during that phase. Once citation issuance began on Oct. 8, RedSpeed and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office validated images and times; 2,310 civil violations were issued in the first weeks of enforcement, 273 were pending sheriff review at the time of the update, 35 were dismissed (typical reasons included emergency vehicles or unreadable tags) and 303 had been paid.
"Every violation that has had a notice has been validated by the sheriff's office," Richard said; he also said the program has returned about $3,030,300 in gross payments to date and the town's net share is a little under $12,000 after the vendor, state and other distributions.
Council members and residents asked about timing, boundaries and the review/hearing process. Richard and the RedSpeed representative said enforcement is tied to FDOT speed zone definitions (the 15 mph school-zone intervals and the standard 30 mph outside them). They also said there have been very few hearing requests and that most residents changed driving behavior after the warning and public outreach phase.
Why it matters: the program is intended to reduce school‑zone speeds and improve pedestrian safety. Council members said they'll continue to monitor citation data, hearing requests and community impact and will coordinate with county engineering about signal timing and other traffic controls.
