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To the editor:
Another comment regarding local issues:
In this (past) week's Breeze (July 11, Weekend Edition) there was an article praising the new wave pool at Sun Splash.
While good for the park operators and the families who enjoy it, it was not so much a boon for citizens along Lake Kennedy.
After Hurricane Ian, the park or the city denuded the trees and vegetation along the lake perimeter. While it added some to the Sun Splash noise, it was unattractive but tolerable. Even with the construction noise while being built, it was thought to be short-term, not knowing what the operation of the wave pool would add to noise pollution and quality of life.
Now that it is operational, living on the lake is like having a home on the flight line at RSW.
Of course sound is amplified crossing water, but the noise pollution coming from the facility is overwhelming when sitting out trying to enjoy the lake.
As is the norm in Cape Coral, the concept of secondary and tertiary effects of public decisions to build, develop and capitalize on it is sorely lacking.
Having done military planning using branches and sequel projections of direct and tangential effects and impacts, it appears that the construct is alien in city "planning."
I complained to 311 but the very nice policeman who came to investigate could only recommend going to City Council. Having attended several of those clown shows and seeing the disrespect and disregard Council and city staff have for citizen input, wasting more of my time seemed ludicrous.
I don't think it is much to ask the operators/city who destroyed the natural noise barrier, to provide another natural or artificial barrier.
Having consulted a Realtor, the noise is not just a degredation of quality of life but a negative for home resale, i.e. lake-front property values.
The real estate market in Cape Coral is distressed enough with over development and excess properties for sale, but adding self-inflicted wounds like this just adds insult to injury.
Tony Cosenza, MS MBA PhD
Cape Coral