ORLANDO, Fla. – The city of Orlando is preparing to give final approval for a plan to place cameras outside 21 school campus to ticket speeders.
During a meeting on Monday, the city council will vote on a second reading of an ordinance to bring the cameras to the existing school zones spread across the city.
In June, the council unanimously approved the first reading of the ordinance.
The cameras, which are similar to red light cameras, issue a $100 ticket to offenders who are caught driving at least 10 miles over the posted speed limit.
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Princeton Elementary School is one of the designated schools to receive the cameras, and crossing guard Bill Jennings said they’re needed.
“Unfortunately, I see too much speeding traffic. That’s ridiculous,” Jennings said. “I think (the cameras are) long overdue and I’m 100% in favor of it.”
Rachel Schwartz has two children at Princeton Elementary and hopes to see the cameras installed before the end of the school year.
“Hopefully it will deter people from speeding,” Schwartz said. “We definitely care about our kids and we want the cars to slow down here.”
Several other cities in Central Florida have either installed or approved speed cameras in school zones this year.
If approved on Monday, the City of Orlando will consider adding school zone speed cameras outside 23 additional campuses in a second phase of its ordinance.
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