Cape Council to consider solid waste collection options

July 30, 2024

Cape Coral City Council will be presented with two options regarding solid waste collection services during its Wednesday workshop. Those options include extending the current contract with Waste Pro for an additional three years, or issuing new solicitation, which officials said would increase the cost. The current contract began in 2010 with a five-year base period expiring in 2015. There was an automatic renewal from 2015 to 2020 before a seven-year extension was granted to Waste Pro in 2020. The solid waste collection cost in fiscal year 2024 was $14.5 million. There is a ...

Special Pops to serve the community during fundraising event today

July 24, 2024

Participants from the City's Freida B. Smith Special Populations Center will serve pizza to the community during a fundraiser today, Wednesday, July 24. Special Pops participants will be at Lelulo's Pizza, 3123 Chiquita Boulevard, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7:30 p.m., serving pizza to support the fourth annual VIP Staff Day. VIP Staff Day is an event held in partnership with Lelulo's Pizza and Guardian Angels for Special Populations (Guardian Angels), a volunteer, non-profit organization that supports Special Pops' programs. This year's event will include silent auctions and ...

President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race

July 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. The decision comes after ...

Cape Coral notified FEMA will not retrograde city’s Community Rating System Classification

July 19, 2024

Cape Coral property owners worried about FEMA's decision to downgrade the city's community rating and effectively eliminate the related 25% discount on federal flood insurance premiums can breathe a sigh of relief — at least for now. FEMA confirmed that Cape Coral's current Community Rating ...

FEMA flood insurance discounts to continue

July 19, 2024

Homeowners of Cape Coral will continue to receive a 25% discount on federal flood insurance policies as FEMA will not retrograde the city's Community Rating System classification — at least not for now. FEMA has now given the city, as well as Lee County and Fort Myers Beach, until Nov. 18 ...

Cape Council receives city budget proposal

July 17, 2024

FINAL Proposed Budget Book 2025 The budget presented to members of Cape Coral City Council today shows a proposed downtick in both overall total and the property tax rate while funding 22 new public safety positions, more sidewalks, additional miles of roadway paving and money for the ...