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ALREADY MADE IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS, THE BRIGHT ORANGE FLAGS IN THE SIGN MAKE IT OBVIOUS THAT THE SPEED CAMERA IS JUST AHEAD. BUT MARSHALLTOWN POLICE SAY THEY’RE STILL WRITING HUNDREDS OF CITATIONS AS THE SPEED CAMERAS IN MARSHALLTOWN HAVE BEEN OPERATIONAL SINCE LATE MAY. BUT LAST THURSDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME POLICE STARTED ISSUING FINES. THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE THEY DO GO TOO FAST. DURING THE GRACE PERIOD, MARSHALLTOWN POLICE SENT MORE THAN 1800 WARNINGS TO DRIVERS WHO GOT CAUGHT GOING AT LEAST 11MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. AND SINCE THURSDAY, POLICE SAY THEY’VE WRITTEN 457 FINES THAT DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO PAY. IT’S SOMETHING GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR. YOU’LL GET SOMETHING IN THE MAIL THAT YOU’RE UNEXPECTED, PARTICULARLY THIS ROAD OUT HERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SPEEDWAY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND PROBABLY ME INCLUDED AT TIMES. THOSE FINES CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO $400, DEPENDING ON JUST HOW FAST A DRIVER IS CAUGHT SPEEDING. THAT MEANS IN THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF OPERATION, THE TWO CAMERAS HAVE BROUGHT IN MORE THAN. $45,000. IN ONE CAMERA IS SET UP ON GOVERNOR’S ROAD ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE. THE OTHER HERE ON LINCOLNWAY. AS YOU DRIVE WEST OUT OF TOWN, I THINK IT’S SAFER. I REALLY DO. PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE TWO CAMERAS SAY IT’S ALREADY MADE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFER. I THINK IT’S A GOOD THING BECAUSE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF COMING FROM THE SOUTH DO TEND TO SPEED, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE COME TO THE EDGE OF OUR STREET TO GET OUT ONTO GOVERNOR ROAD. WHY IT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MARSHALLTOWN, BE