‘Big difference,’ says mom who put up signs to slow cars after cops did nothing – but she faced daily $25 HOA fines | 88I24H8 | 2024-05-12 12:08:01
'Big difference,' says mom who put up signs to slow cars after cops did nothing – but she faced daily $25 HOA fines | 88I24H8 | 2024-05-12 12:08:01
DRIVERS speeding down a popular residential street have scared parents, but their HOA nearly nixed a safety solution.
Homeowners faced daily $25 fines from their HOA after their driver warnings threatened the aesthetic of the neighborhood.
Hopewell Manor Drive in Forsyth, Georgia is a cul de sac neighborhood with posted 25 mph speed limits, according to Atlanta-based ABC affiliate WSB-TV.
Homeowner Kerri Hitch said she attempted to slow down speeding neighbors by posting signs in her yard.
Several parents joined Hitch's effort with warning signs of their own.
"Slow, children at play," yellow and red signs dotting the neighborhood said.
Another sign read, "Drive like your kids live here."
Hitch said the signs aimed to curb road law violations from other neighbors.
"It's homeowners that live in here that are speeding through," Hitch told the television station.
"It gets to the point that there's been verbal confrontations. We've had to call the sheriff's office out and request extra patrols."
Hitch said she witnessed drivers pushing 15 to 20 mph over the speed limit.
But the signs made an impact, Hitch said.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "We have noticed a big difference that people have started to slow down now," she told the station.
However, the HOA said the signs were a finable offense.
According to the signed homeowner agreements, residents were not allowed to post lawn signs in their yards.
Signs left homeowners open to daily $25 fines.
The HOA also could fine the homeowners retroactively for former signage infractions.
<p class="article__content--intro"> Parking on a public street is generally legal, even in front of someone's house, experts say. </p> </div> </div> "Our standards were written by the developer that didn't live in our community, didn't have children that played in the community and I think it's time we update our standards," Hitch said, arguing against the fining system.
"We don't want something to happen to one of our children in here."
The HOA attempted to come up with a solution to appease the parents.
HOA reps voted on a mandate in 2019 that allowed residents to post signs in their yard as long as they all had the same design.
The HOA didn't immediately respond to The U.S. Sun's questions about the final vote.
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