Lake Country motorists will have to hit the brakes a little earlier.

On Tuesday, council gave three readings to a bylaw that will shift the start-time for school speed zones from 8 a.m. to 7:30 a,m.

害羞草研究所淭he school district is finding people arriving at school earlier and motorists are speeding when young students are walking there,害羞草研究所� said Mayor James Baker.

The goal of the new speed zone time is to have motorists aware of pedestrians.

害羞草研究所淟ocal schools are offering more services to the community and extending their hours of operation, therefore more children are walking or cycling to school earlier,害羞草研究所� said Willene Perez, Lake Country害羞草研究所檚 executive assistant, in a report.

害羞草研究所淭he RCMP detachment has no concerns regarding enforcement of the earlier hours.害羞草研究所�

The 30-kilometre-an-hour speed zone will still be in place until 5 p.m. on school days.

The cities of Kelowna and West Kelowna have already moved to the earlier start time.

Priorities identified

Lake Country has established its goals.

Council has approved an updated strategic priorities list, with the priorities being a parks and recreation master plan, the rail corridor land strategy, the Glenmore industrial development strategy, a bylaw enforcement review and a business licence bylaw review.

害羞草研究所淏y having a list, we can focus on getting these issues done,害羞草研究所� said Mayor James Baker.