A special Cape Coral Community Redevelopment Agency meeting will be held Wednesday morning for two items – Bimini Basin District and the former Cape Coral Golf Club. CRA commissioners will vote on an interlocal agreement between the City of Cape Coral and CRA regarding its participation in ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared state of emergency for more than 50 Florida counties -- including Lee -- due to a tropical wave that could form into a tropical depression and drop as much as a foot of rain or more over the next week across the state. In a declaration issued Thursday, DeSantis ...
Florida residents may be in for stormy weather as a tropical system approaches the state. “Although the direction and severity of the storm is still in question, residents should prepare for the possibility of dangerous driving conditions and localized flooding,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “AAA encourages residents to monitor weather reports and follow the advice of local authorities. Stay off the roads if conditions are unsafe and take the time now to protect your property.” Insurance Advice for Property Owners Residents in flood-prone areas ...
The Florida Commission on Ethics reviewed 36 complaints for legal sufficiency at its July meeting, including a number filed against a variety of Cape Coral city officials by a city resident. All of the complaints filed against Cape Coral officials, including City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn; Mayor John Gunter and council members Robert Welsh, William Steinke, Dan Shepard, Tom Hayden, Jessica Cosden, and Keith Long; as well as City Attorney Aleksandr Boksner were dismissed as “legally insufficient” and were so closed without further action to be taken the commission. “When a sworn ...
The city of Cape Coral will pay a resident ejected from one meeting and later arrested for attempting to attend another $100,000 to resolve a federal lawsuit that maintained the man’s civil rights were abridged. The suit naming the city and Mayor John Gunter alleged that Scott Kempe was ...
The Cape Coral Community Redevelopment Agency board will vote on the 2025-2029 fiscal year proposed budget Wednesday, which is an increase of more than $58,000 from the prior year. The CRA proposed 2025 budget is $6,199,515, compared to 2024 of $6,140,879. The proposed projects for 2025 include South Cape retrofit type F curbing for $63,863, CRA streetlight retrofitting for $172,561 and land demolition services for $273,329. The existing capital project budget includes Club Square water line, Country Club medians, Landscape and beautification, property acquisition, South Parking Lot ...
