Sanibel Police Chief Bill Dalton presented the City Council with a report on the school zone speed detection system on Thursday, Sept. 25, during the regular meeting.
City Council approved its installation in the school zone on Sanibel Captiva Road in November 2024. Altumint is the company that provides the system, which automatically photographs the license plates of vehicles speeding through the 20 mph school zone and generates violations.
While the system was not installed for a full school year last year, the Altumint report showed that 341 violations were issued from Oct. 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Of those issued, 283 have been paid, and 58 are pending…