Manatee County's speed cameras hit drivers with $500K in fines
Manatee County issued around half a million dollars in fines to drivers who sped through its school zones, the Bradenton Herald reports. Why it matters: The speeding tickets come after 10,600 warnings since the school year began in August and only three weeks of enforcement.
Manatee school zone speeding cameras issue nearly $600K in fines in less than 3 weeks
Manatee County officials say RedSpeed installed its cameras at around two dozen schools at no cost to the government. However, the county sends the company $19.80 for each recorded violation. Based on the tickets issued as of Nov. 18, the company has received roughly $113,000 since ticket violations began at the beginning of November.
Close to $900,000 worth of fines issued in the last month to drivers speeding in Manatee school zones
Anyone caught going 11 miles over that speed limit in a school zone is hit with a $100 fine. $5 goes to training and retaining crossing guards. Manatee County Schools sent us this statement:
Manatee County school zone cameras prompt almost 9,000 speeding tickets in a month
A safety measure set up to protect children in school zones has generated thousands of dollars in fines across Manatee County. County officials hope the steep penalties will remind drivers to slow down in school zones,
Manatee County school zone cameras net nearly 9K citations
The warning period for school zone speed cameras has passed in Manatee County and officials say that nearly 9,000 tickets have been issued to drivers in school zones.
School zone speed cameras bring in nearly $900K in Manatee County
Since the start of the school year, new school zone speed cameras have been catching Manatee County drivers going fast in school zones. In the past month, nearly $900,000 in fines have already been handed out there,
Bradenton Herald on MSN23h
What will happen to Manatee County’s homeless under new FL law? Officials make plans
Manatee County officials are developing new plans to get more people off the streets and into homeless shelters in response ...
Is Manatee County’s housing market cooling down? Latest monthly report shows trends
This year’s high-intensity hurricane season may be contributing to a cool down in the Bradenton-area housing market, ...
Your Observer16h
Cold-weather shelters opening in Sarasota, Manatee
Two shelters locations will be available in Sarasota County and one in Manatee County as temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-40s.
Bradenton Herald13h
Ashley Benefield sentenced to prison after Manatee judge denies new murder trial
The sentencing comes after Judge Matt Whyte denied the defense’s motion for a new trial due to juror misconduct.
Manatee County graduate reunites with beloved math teacher at college football game
A former Manatee County student was able to reunite with his high-school math teacher after promising to see her when his college team played Clemson University. The last thing Hamlet "Nikko" ...
You voted, see who won the preseason best girls basketball players in Manatee and Sarasota
The Herald-Tribune compiled a list of Sarasota and Manatee's top girls hoops players and you voted on who's best in each ...
WWSB Tampa on MSN1d
Giving Tuesday: ABC7 chats with Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee
As we prepare for Giving Tuesday, ABC7 sat down with Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee! Starting tomorrow, we will be matching ...
Your Observer1d
Braden River Middle principal named Manatee's Principal of the Year
As she was starting out as principal of Braden River Middle in 2019, she was told the district would start a campus-wide ...