Text Box: December 2007 Text Box: uniform. The town does not get the revenue from the tickets; it goes to the county. --Carlotta Anderson Text Box: Many drivers who failed to stop at the stop sign on Oxford Rd. and University Ave. during the nine-month period that an off-duty police officer hired by the town was checking had an unpleasant surprise awaiting them. They received the regular county fine of $90 for running a stop sign. Of the 244 violators fined in seven-and-a-half months this year, about 30 have appeared in court. One pleaded not guilty; the others pleaded guilty with hopes of a lower fine/points, according to the records of clerk-treasurer Cathie Polak. The court did not alter the fines, however, and even complimented the police officer for a “fine job.” There has been one repeat offender. Since the officer changed his location from the park side of Oxford Rd. to a spot in front of 7300 University Ave., the number of citations has increased. This is interpreted to mean that some visitors are looking over at the park and not the stop sign on their way to the park parking lot. The town began hiring off-duty police officers to enforce vehicle laws in 2005, but suspended the practice in 2006 while the National Park Service was discussing the possibility of changing the entryway to the parking lot. The enforcement was renewed in March, 2007. The figures for citations issued do not include the month of May, and only the first half of November. The town hires the police officers for a three-hour minimum at $35/hr. The officers come in a police car, in Text Box: Holiday Pancake Breakfast Saturday, December 15, 2007 GLEN ECHO TOWN HALL 9 to 10:30 a.m. VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS WELCOMED PLEASE CONTACT CATHIE POLAK AT 301-320-4041 Text Box: 244 STOP SIGN VIOLATORS FINED THIS YEAR TO DATE