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Public commenter urges changes to code-enforcement rules, questions speed-camera court readiness and flags long-standing trash piles

City Commission of the City of Lake Wales · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Becky Weinkoop told the City Commission that the new school speed-camera system is operating but questioned whether Bartow has a court process to handle resulting tickets; she also urged attention to persistent brush and trash piles and warned that a 2021–22 law requires complainants to disclose contact information.

Becky Weinkoop, the lone public commenter at the meeting, told the City Commission she had several concerns about traffic enforcement, neighborhood access and code enforcement.

"My question is, is there a court system that's set up in Bartow? Because I know when Tampa did it, all the tickets that were written were null and void because they had no way of the public to come and challenge those tickets," Weinkoop said, referring to the new traffic and speed-light system operating in front of schools. She asked whether Bartow has a process for ticket…

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