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Pembroke Park to activate school-zone speed cameras; warnings begin before fines
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Summary
Town officials announced speed cameras near Lake Forest and Watkins elementary schools will start issuing mailed warnings on Feb. 17, with fines beginning later at each site: Watkins tickets start Feb. 23, Lake Forest tickets start March 19.
An unidentified speaker for the meeting in the Town of Pembroke Park announced that speed cameras tested near Lake Forest and Watkins elementary schools are "ready to come online."
The speaker said that beginning Feb. 17 anyone the cameras catch going 10 miles per hour or faster above the posted school-zone speed limit while the zone is in effect "will receive a warning in the mail."
The town laid out different calendars for the two locations. For Watkins Elementary, located on Southwest 52nd Avenue, the speaker said the warning period will run Feb. 17 through Feb. 20 and "then on Feb. 23, the warnings will turn into tickets." For Lake Forest Elementary, on West Hallandale Beach Boulevard, the warning period runs through March 18, with tickets to begin on March 19.
The speaker urged motorists to slow down when they see flashing yellow lights in the mornings and afternoons near the schools, saying the measures are intended to "help keep our children safe." The announcement closed with a brief expression of thanks and a reminder to "drive safely."
No vote, motion, ordinance number, or statutory citation was referenced in the announcement, and the speaker did not identify themselves by name or official title in the recorded remarks. The town provided specific start and conversion dates for warnings and enforcement at each site.
