To the editor: At the Nov. 4, 2025, Lee County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Board Chair Kevin Ruane started the meeting by saying “anyone addressing the Board will follow the rules of civility and address the whole Board, after all the Commissioners are here to listen to comments” ...
To the citizens of Cape Coral: The next proposed amendment refines the process for selecting the mayor pro tem, the council member who presides in the mayor’s absence. Leadership transitions are among the most defining moments in any government. They determine how smoothly authority is ...
To the editor: A recent news release by the city of Cape Coral proudly announces that “violation” signs will now be posted on any private property that is allegedly in violation of ordinances and codes. This “proves” to the neighbors that the City is “doing something” about this ...
To the editor: Input pertaining to the old golf course is what the city is wanting to hear from you, the public. Please attend the meeting set for at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. We of Cape Coral Friends Wildlife would like to save it for the hundreds of wildlife that live there. The ...
As our nation faces what could become the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, families are understandably anxious. Programs like food stamps that help bridge the gap for those in need are uncertain, and fear often grows in that space. Yet moments like this also create ...
To the editor: Today I am in my figurative helicopter looking at Lee County. I see that Lee County deserves decisions for quality of life that is not always a benefit but a burden for our leaders. Growth masks reality where the citizens of Lee County often foot the bill for gaps in ...
