Flitsfuik ends the corrupt village

Posted on 16-03-2014 at 13:08 by maru – 9 Comments”

There live only 477 people in the sleepy little town Hampton, Florida. And still to earn some money to the passers-by, came to the church with a genius solution: a flitsfuik. Only they do not take into account held, is that this may be their town from the map will wipe.

On the 400 meters of highway that runs through the village runs applies, a speed limit. Unannounced should the traffic suddenly 55 mph (89 km/h) instead of 65 (105). No wonder there are so many people that is not the case. Every day, there are about 17 fines issued, good for 151,000 did dollar in 2012 and almost 270.000 dollars in 2011. The corps began with one man, to within a few years to grow to 17 donutvreters. The now ex-mayor gives also fair that the village of the stretch of motorway has annexed in the ’90s purely out for profit.

The police officers don’t even face down with their laser gun. Just lazy from the lawn chair along the road cars spotting, then their colleagues with blèrende sirens on it to send. Meanwhile, the American road services a road sign posted to warn drivers of the approaching “danger”, but that much of a difference has not. Until just the wrong person was arrested.

The state got air of the practices in the village and discovered that, despite the income from fines, a lot of debt was created. Officials gave the money on knick-knacks, reason uninsured around and sjoemelde with the waterrekeningen; for themselves, family and friends. The last mayor is even in prison because of drug trafficking. How the money is exactly disappeared is not known, because many of the archives “perished” in the swamp and floods.

Hampton will have the chance to order a new board to designate, the piece of motorway to give back to the state and the waterboekhouding again beating to get. If this does not work prior to the beginning of april, the village will cease to exist. The inhabitants will include guidance to the county. (Via New York Times)