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The money has to come from somewhere

To the editor: I am disappointed with the lack of accurate information on the effect of implementing  a $150K and $250K homestead exemption. First the Save our Homes website is giving incorrect information. If you have a home with a value below the Cape Coral medium home value, and have ...

Vote your pocketbook

To the editor: It seems our double-my-own-paycheck mayor is getting nervous at the governor’s plan to end property taxes for homesteads. Well, what do we say to this property taxes pickpocket who has blundered so much already? How much again for that nice Jaycee  Park remodel  with ...

Who gets a voice in Cape Coral?

To the editor: Cape Coral residents should be asking a simple question: Who gets to participate in our government, and who gets shut out? That question became impossible to ignore when City Council spent approximately 45 minutes discussing an ADA accommodation request related to ...

Why the rudeness?

To the editor: I have seen many public comments concerning the lack of respect shown to the citizens by the mayor and a few other council members. I was doubtful that things could be as bad as people were claiming in various forums, but I recently found out myself that is far worse than ...

Spending numbers don’t add up

To editor: As Cape Coral voters prepare to choose new council members this fall, it is worth examining how the current city council and staff have managed our tax dollars. • In 2023 the population of Cape Coral was 201,000. In 2026 it is 220,000 or a 9.4% increase. • In 2023 the ...

They paved paradise

To the editor: We drove to Jaycee Park a couple weeks ago and I don’t know if I was so upset about the change that I missed a walkway. It may have just stopped at the parking lot over a borrowing owl nest where I would see dad owl on a tree overlooking mom by the nest. That doesn’t ...