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To the editor:
I am writing to oppose the development known as Redfish Pointe.
I am not opposed to all development -- without development I would not be able to enjoy my beautiful Cape Coral house (the interior totally re-done after Hurricane Ian.) But this is no longer the 1950s. Hurricanes are not the same. The density of building and loss of wetlands and mangroves are not the same. The un-tallied cost to residents, both in money and in quality of life, of building this kind of development is not the same.
Destroying wild spaces that supposedly have a "Forever Natural State" designation puts me in mind of the many treaties our government made and broke with Native Americans. Once the wild places are gone, we can never get them back. We can't replace the protection they offer to our homes. We can't mitigate the loss of habitat for wildlife. It is time for us humans to stop pouring concrete on every empty piece of land. This is not the 1950s.
Charlotte Taft
Cape Coral