River Ridge board approves $105,000 for solar speed radar signs and mobile unit

The River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Nov. 19 to install three permanent solar-powered 15‑inch speed-radar signs and a mobile unit, and to subscribe to cloud traffic devices, for a combined $105,000. The board approved My AV‑Tech LLC Estimates 24150 and 24151 after staff described the devices and a recommended long-term plan.

Operations Manager Shane Willis presented the vendor estimates and described proposed installation areas and equipment options. Eric Long, PSGRC general manager, suggested adding a mobile unit to the plan. The approved package includes a $74,000 base proposal for the three permanent signs, an approximately $25,000 mobile unit proposal and $1,500 per cloud traffic device per year, for a total of $105,000. Staff said poles will be purchased from Paramount Asphalt for about $1,200 each.

Board Chair Bob Schultz moved for approval; Kurt Blumenthal seconded the motion. The motion passed with all supervisors voting in favor. The board discussed criteria PSGRC will use for issuing warnings and fines, and raised the option that the HOA could assume ongoing cloud-device costs and offset those through covenant‑enforcement revenues.

The decision follows staff reports that one existing unit recorded about 800 varied speeding violations over a three‑week period; staff said relocating that unit 20 to 30 yards may improve enforcement. The board did not vote on enforcement policy at this meeting.

The board directed staff to proceed with contracting and equipment procurement and return with any necessary follow-up details at a future meeting.