By Steve Plunkett
A ban on leaving any type of hurricane shutters up year-round in Gulf Stream is coming.
The town already prohibited leaving plywood shutters up outside of hurricane season or when there is no unseasonal named storm threatening.
But Bryan Isackson noted at the Town Commission’s Feb. 13 meeting that at least six of his neighbors have metal shutters still covering their windows.
“There happens to be one in particular that does all of them. Some just do on the second floor, some do on the sides of the house, but all visible from the front of the street,” Isackson said.
Mayor Scott Morgan said he confirmed Isackson’s observations himself.
“It’s not only a safety hazard, but it’s unsightly and not in keeping with the aesthetics that this town tries to maintain,” Morgan said.
The mayor suggested that new Town Manager Trey Nazzaro bring back a proposed ordinance at the commission’s March meeting.
“I totally agree with this,” Commissioner Joan Orthwein said.
“You don’t need me to say how ugly these things are year-round. They’re just inappropriate. It’s not that kind of neighborhood,” Isackson said. “We have people investing a lot of money in building new homes, substantial investments, and then next door you have one that looks like it could be a crack house.”
New LPR cameras
In response to another resident’s complaint, Gulf Stream will install two license plate cameras near the intersection of Pelican Lane and Andrews Avenue at the south end of town.
Flock Safety will install the cameras for $900, half its usual price because the town already uses its automated license plate readers elsewhere, Police Chief Richard Jones said. The annual continuing cost is $3,500.
Thomas Murphy, the acting president of the Driftwood Landing community association, had complained about reckless drivers invading the neighborhood, Jones said.
“Although Driftwood Landing is a quiet and safe community, I believe that one crime is too many when affordable and efficient systems can be implemented to prevent them,” Jones said in a memo to Nazzaro.
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