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Students urge task force to press county for better signage and consider surveillance after accidents near school
Summary
Task force members reported multiple car accidents near a local school and discussed urging county officials to improve signage and consider surveillance; members said they will ask Mr. Merrick to raise the issue with the county.
Several task force members described safety problems in a school parking lot and nearby drop‑off area, including recent collisions, and recommended raising the issue with county officials because the school is county property. "The past month I've seen 2 car accidents happen right in front of me while leaving the school," one member said, framing the concern as a student safety problem the group should escalate to school administrators and county officials.
Members discussed possible mitigation measures such as clearer lane markings, better signage and even surveillance cameras to gather evidence after incidents, while acknowledging the council itself lacks authority to require school security changes. The task force asked Mr. Merrick to bring the concern to the Volusia County School Board and agreed to follow up with him and report back at the next meeting.
