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Q: When do new Speed Limits go into effect?
Answer, from Mayor Dean Bunkers: “It’s 30 days after publication in the newspaper, which I believe is scheduled for this coming Friday the 15th.”
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RE Robert: This is no different than the usual in OS. The officers troll where they can find speeders…this rule will change the locations but not the goal:money for the city.
Ocean Shores has 4500 residents….with lot of rentals and a desire to be a “big city”. Most of the land is owned by non-residents and most of the voters are renters. This is the most messed up system ever devised.
As far as costing the city money: the whole city program is constructed around 3.5 million visitors per year. How many days per year does OS see visitors? Most of those visitors come in during daylight hours so how many visitors have to pass between the gates per hour/day? My figures came out to about 300 out-of-town cars per hour/180 days a year. Have you ever seen that many cars in OS? Even during “Rush-Minute?”
The numbers do not add up and everyone who lives in OS pays for bad math(TY Roger Brooks!), so how is this change in the speed limit going to change that? Visitors will stumble into speed traps and just pay rather than come back for court(or come back EVER).
Stay Classy OS!
First of all I would like to thank Chief Styner and Mr. Landfear for their efforts in presenting a complete and comprehensive study and presentation. I strongly believe that the city will be a better place to live and visit. We all have, and should have different opinions. I believe that if Mr. Robert Stermer-Cox had attended (possibly he did) the Council meeting he would have been better informed as to the true facts that were presented to the council. I am in the book if he would like to discuss my views. Thank You to the members of the Council that voted to pass this ordinance.
Lowering the speed limit isn’t going to stop the speeders – only enforcement will do that and even that’s questionable. I don’t care what you do, you can lower or raise the limit to anything you want and people will still speed. And, please, don’t tell me it’s a safety thing. If speeders will continue to speed, there is no gain in safety by lowering the speed limits. Limits without enforcement aren’t worth the paper their written on. This whole thing is nothing more than a useless distraction that will cost us more money (who do you think is paying to replace the signs and change the city codes?).