RED-LIGHT CAMERA CONFUSION
Street flooding is becoming a major problem • Unusual amount of rainfall putting many under water throughout south Florida
• Are they about safety - or the financial gain these cities are making? You be the judge! By Larry Blustein sfsuntimes@aol.com It has now been over three years since the great red-light camera debate began to heat up. There are still way too many questions to be answered. There is no denying that what the red-light cameras were supposed to do - save lives and cut back on accidents - appears to be something that is being accomplished. At least according to several studies that has been the case. But what has been such a black-eye with these cameras is actually the cities and the NOT the cameras. It appears that while safety was the initial concern for many of these communities, money has certainly gotten into the end result. Residents will tell you that it's what the city takes in each month from these red light cameras has far outweighed what the safety issues are. "I have long been convinced that while safety may have been an obj-
By Larry Blustein sfsuntimes@aol.com It’s shortly after 5:00 on a Thursday afternoon. As the dark clouds build to the east – and west – Hollywood resident Claire Downs drives cautiously on Park Road toward Sheridan Street. Then, almost on cue, the heavy drops begin to fall onto the streets where flooding had occurred the day before – and the day before that. While this is the summer season, Downs and others simply cannot remember so much rain during what has been one of the wettest months in recent memory. “This is crazy,” Downs shouts out. “As it is, you cannot see where you are going and then have to worry about the flooding. I really do not remember it being like this before.” Downs has a valid point. While this is south Florida, and this is the time of year when we all expect those tropical downpours to hit our region, this has indeed been a month that has exposed so much about our area. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FLOODING, Page 3A
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ective with these cameras at first, many of these cities are seeing dollar signs," Geof Parker of Aventura said. "There are more complaints over the money than how many lives are actually being saved." In a recent local study done there was reason to believe that while some communities were actually doing quite well with the cameras in ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– LIGHT, Page 3A
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Plenty to be excited about in Hallandale Beach with new and improved parks
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Digging in for the long haul, Hallandale Beach City Commissioners break ground Tuesday at B.F. James Park, 101 NW 9th St., the first of the City's parks to undergo total reconstruction as part of the Citywide Parks Master Plan. The ground breaking was the first of two back-to-back ceremonies kicking the Citywide Parks Master Plan into high gear. Commissioners also broke ground Wednesday evening at Joseph Scavo Park, 900 Three Islands Boulevard. The much-anticipated Citywide Parks Master Plan includes the redesign and reconstruction of most City parks. Starting the reconstruction at B.F. James Park are, from left, Commissioner Bill Julian, Commissioner Michele Lazarow, Mayor Joy Cooper, Vice Mayor Alexander Lewy and City Commissioner Anthony Sanders. (Photo courtesy City of Hallandale Beach Public Relations)
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HALLANDALE BEACH NEWS With only 17 athletes, the Hallandale Beach Police Athletic League claimed 17 medals, including three gold, one silver and three bronze, at the annual 2013 AAU Track and Field Club Championships at the ESPN/Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World earlier this month. Page 1D.