A BILL TO RAISE JAYWALKING FINES IN SANTA FE IS MAKING THE ROUNDS. COUNCILOR RON TRUJILLO'S PROPOSED TRAFFIC CODE AMENDMENT INITIALLY CALLED FOR HIKING FINES FROM 25-TO-300 DOLLARS. TRUJILLO TELLS 770 KKOB HE ASKED THAT A COUPLE OF PROVISIONS BE CHANGED. HE WANTS CITIZENS TO BE EDUCATED ON WHERE CROSSWALKS ARE LOCATED, AND THE CITY TO DETERMINE IF MORE CROSSWALKS ARE NEEDED.

AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES ...THAT 300 DOLLAR FINE WAS SCALED BACK TO 150 DOLLARS. TRUJILLO SAYS A MAGISTRATE JUDGE ASKED THAT HE WORK ON THE AMENDMENT AFTER A CHILD WAS HIT JAYWALKING ON ST. MICHAEL'S DRIVE ... AND BECAUSE PEOPLE FREQUENTLY JAYWALK ALONG BUSY CERRILLOS ROAD.