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New school zone speed cameras in Hallandale Beach are drawing mixed reactions from drivers and residents after police reported roughly 6,000 speeding warnings during the program's first month.The city installed five cameras near three schools as part of an effort to reduce speeding and improve student safety.During the initial 30-day warning period, police issued approximately 1,500 warnings each week. That period ended Oct. 21, and authorities began issuing $100 civil fines the following day.Drivers caught traveling 11 mph or more over the posted speed limit during designated enforcement hours can now receive a citation.For Hallandale Beach driver Roei Gal, the cameras raise concerns about how much the fines could cost families."I'm against speeding, but there's a certain extent where it's enforceable and not," Gal told CBS News Miami.Gal said he worries that repeated tickets could add hundreds of dollars to a family's monthly expenses."These cameras what they're doing is they're caus