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School zone speeding fine tally tops million-dollar mark
Nearly 12,000 violation citations issued from April 28 through July 31; CCPD program is ongoing By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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More than 9,000 lead-footed drivers caught speeding in school zones have paid the price — nearly $900,000, total, in fines in three months alone. The RedSpeed Florida, LLC, School Zone Speed enforcement in 17 school zones is detecting a minimum of 100 speeders per day, per school zone, according to a study to be discussed at Cape Coral City Council’s special meeting on
From April 28, to July 31, the city received payments for 9,336 violations from the program. The total program receipts totaled $896,750 of which the city of Cape Coral received $60 per violation, or $536,720. Thursday. The statistics showed a minimum of over 100 speeding vehicles per week at 17 of the schools, with the highest number at one location being 15,487 speeding vehicles per week at Patriot Elementary School. Speeding violations were measured at
more than 10 miles-per-hour above the speed limit in effect, in conformity with statute: In all, more than 30,000 speed violations were registered during the Kisinger Campo & Associates speed study. Notices of school zone speed detec-
News of Note Final budget hearing set for Thursday
The Cape Coral City Council will adopt its budget and millage rate at Thursday’s final budget hearing. Council set an operating millage rate of 5.2188 and a .1608 parks general obligation bond debt services millage rate during its first public hearing on Sept. 11. The total fiscal year 2026 budget is $1,437,048,387. The general, or operating, fund is $264,702,131; the special revenue fund is $213,248,237; the debt service fund is $30,054,700; the capital project fund is $65,806,565; enterprise fund is $742,700,456; the internal service fund is $82,616,358 and the charter school fund is $37,919,940. Highlights of the budget include 19 positions added to the fire department, 16 to the police department, four code compliance officers and one code compliance supervisor, and a neighborhood park at 2224 N.E. 15th Street. The meeting will take place at 5:05 p.m. Sept. 25. in City Council chambers.
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Eagles, Eagle Cam, set to start Season 14 By CHUCK BALLARO
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eason prep for the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam is underway. International web stars M15 and F23, a mating pair, have returned to their nest on the Pritchett Farm off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers. The American Bald Eagles re-
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turned from their summer vacation a few weeks ago and are preparing to nest and the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam is ready to bring Season 14 and all the doings of the famous family starting in early October. Virginia Pritchett-McSpadden, founder of the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam, said things ended on a sad note PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EAGLE CAM
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Soldier from Sanibel among four killed in helicopter crash
By the Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Sanibel man was among four soldiers killed when an Army helicopter crashed near a base in Washington state last Wednesday. Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Kraus, 39, of Sanibel, was among the dead, the Army announced on Monday. Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Cully, Sgt. Andrew Kraus/ AP photo Donavon Scott and Sgt. Jadalyn Good, also died in the Sept. 17 crash, the Army said Monday in a release. Cully, 35, was from Sparta, Missouri. Scott, 25, was from Tacoma, Washington, and Good, 23, was from Mount Vernon, Washington.
‘Mobility fee’ back on the Cape Coral council agenda By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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tion system violations were issued from April 28, 2025 to June 3, 2025 for the following schools – Ida S. Baker High School, Challenger Middle School, Diplomat Middle School, Mariner Middle School, Trafalgar Middle School, Cape Elementary School, Diplomat Elementary School, Gulf Elementary School, Oasis Charter Elementary School North, Patriot Elementary School, Pelican Elementary School, Skyline Elementary School,
A proposed “mobility fee” on new construction to pay for infrastructure needs will be brought back for more Cape Coral City Council discussion Thursday. Last week the discussion remained the same among council members — a mobility fee is the right move to replace the existing impact fee, but the amount of the new fee, and how to get to the projected $9,995 goal for each new residential single-family dwelling was still not determined.
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Last week the discussion remained the same among council members — a mobility fee is the right move to replace the existing impact fee, but the amount of the levy on new construction is a sticking point. According to the Sept. 15 ordinance, the mobility fee per dwelling for the attainable housing value of $350,000 or less is set for $2,774 for each year from Jan. 1, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2029. The single-family detached per dwelling is $3,765 in 2026, $4,184 for 2027, $4,602 for 2028 and $5,021 for 2029.
The council had discussion that there should be a slow 12.5% increase for four years. The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in City Council chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. The meeting is open to the public.