Government Academy to start in April Gain valuable insights into local government at the City’s Government Academy, which will give residents an inside look into how this organization approaches local government. The program will meet April 10, 17, 24 and 30 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Participants will become familiar with local government related issues, which will help foster potential community leaders by equipping them with essential information to share with other residents. Attendees will also learn about the wide variety of City services and explore hot button issues and challenges that face the City. During the course of the academy, the participants will meet City Commission members, the City Manager and staff. The Government Academy is free and open to residents 16 and older. All sessions will be held at a location within the City and dinner will be provided. Class size is limited and participants must register in advance. CoralSprings.org/ga
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To keep drivers and pedestrians safe from harm, the City Commission passed a new ordinance prohibiting anyone from soliciting at some intersections. This ordinance also refers to any advertising in the medians and requesting donations. Police Chief Tony Pustizzi pointed out that a motorist traveling at 40 miles per hour needs 140 feet to recognize the need to brake, apply the brake, and then come to a complete stop. If someone slipped off the median at a major intersection, the motorist would most likely be forced to make the choice of striking the fallen solicitor or swerving into traffic to miss the fallen person, thereby causing an accident. The City Commission felt this action was necessary to protect the traveling public, as well as those soliciting from the medians. City staff analyzed each of the major roads within the City and determined that certain roads pose the greatest threat to the public safety and the free flow of traffic in connection with the activities of right-of-way canvasser or solicitors. The presence of right-of-way canvassers or solicitors at the roads specified creates an inherently dangerous condition that threatens the health, safety, and welfare of pedestrians and the passengers and operators of motor vehicles alike. The City Commission of the City of Coral Springs deems it to be in the best interests of the residents, and those who travel through the City, to prohibit right-of-way solicitors and canvassers at the following intersections: • Royal Palm Blvd. & University Drive • Atlantic Blvd. & University Drive • Riverside Drive & University Drive Sample Road Intersections: • Sample Road & University Drive • Sample Road & 441 • Sample Road & Riverside Drive • Sample Road & Coral Springs Drive • Sample Road & Coral Ridge Drive • Sample Road & Rock Island Road • Sample Road & NW 62nd Street Wiles Road Intersections • Wiles Road & University Drive • Wiles Road & 441 • Wiles Road & Riverside Drive • Wiles Road & Coral Springs Drive • Wiles Road & Coral Ridge Drive CoralSprings.org/police
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Commission passes ordinance prohibiting intersection solicitation