Heritage Harbour speeds toward off-duty deputy contract

Heritage Harbour South Community Development District supervisors Lee Bettes and Joe Jaudon finished their last meeting as board members one step closer to speed enforcement.

At its meeting Nov. 12, the CDD unanimously approved for District Manager Greg Cox and District Attorney Andy Cohen to craft a contract for the community to hire a Manatee County Sherriff's Office off-duty deputy.

Specifics, such as how many days per week and hours per shift, have yet to be determined.

The board has been addressing the speeding issue within its parameters for more than a year, and currently utilizes speed radar signs, casual monitoring by local law enforcement and additional stop signs throughout the community.

But, supervisors hope a police officer touting a radar gun will show drivers traveling over the community's 25 to 30 mph limit that speeding will have consequences, such as citations.

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at [email protected].