To the editor: I do understand the need to publish a range of viewpoints but I think you know the letter from John Cataldi (April 17) would set my hair on fire, and I could not resist reacting. Fortunately the letter was brief. The writer accused the Democratic Party of being sufficiently ...
To the editor: Rowing clubs all over the country practice in busy waterways. Meanwhile, here in Cape Coral, it’s a classic case of Not in My Backyard. The so-called safety issue – which became the concern of convenience when the aesthetics argument was rendered obsolete – has been ...
To the editor: Lee County Commissioners are currently discussing the implementation of a 1 cent sales tax to address their road infrastructure funding shortfall. This problem has arisen because, instead of raising impact fees for developers, the county opted to keep those fees low. As a ...
To the editor: Lee County commissioners, under the guise of being unable to pay for new roads, were scheduled to meet this Tuesday to contemplate raising the price of everything you buy by 1%. I think they should have a meeting devoted to introspection to understand the reasons they find ...
To the editor: I’m writing as a parent and community member who left the recent vote on the rowing club not just disappointed—but stunned. Let’s be honest: Our city council got this one wrong. At Tropicana Park, the city has already invested significant taxpayer dollars into ...
To the editor: My son rows for the Cape Coral Rowing Club. The public deserves to know what is actually happening — and to have several inaccurate public statements corrected. In 2020, the City Council approved Tropicana Park as the club’s permanent home. The club planned around that ...
