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| PUNTA GORDA BLOCK PARTY MEANS MORE PATROLS |
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WENGNews writes, "THE 22ND ANNUAL PUNTA GORDA BLOCK PARTY IS THIS WEEKEND, BRINGING HIGH SCHOOL BANDS, PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, AND MANY FOOD AND CRAFT VENDORS TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA…AND WITH THAT WILL COME EXTRA PATROLS FROM PUNTA GORDA POLICE. POLICE SAY THEY ALREADY HAVE MARKED AND UNMARKED CARS RUNNING RADAR AND LASER PATROLS IN THE AREA, SAYING THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC ENTERING THE CITY AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE TRAFFIC HAZARDS OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. THEY WILL BE CONCENTRATING THEIR EFFORTS ON THE GILCREST BRIDGE, CROSS STREET (WHICH IS US 41 SOUTHBOUND0, AND US 41 NORTHBOUND FROM VIRGINIA AVENUE TO THE BARON COLLIER BRIDGE. POLICE REMIND YOU THAT THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON THE GILCREST BRIDGE IS 45 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH REDUCES TO 35 UPON EXITING THE BRIDGE AND ENTERING THE DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA AREA. THEY SAY SPEEDING FINES RANGE FROM $83.50 FOR GOING 6-9 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, TO MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCES FOR SPEEDS OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE LIMIT."
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Posted on Apr 18, 2008 05:28am.
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