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Today's budget workshop includes option that hike fees for parks & programs

Budget Workshop - 8.4.26 Cape Coral City Council will discuss options today to balance its desired tax rate against cuts to planned infrastructure and raising fees by 80% to use city parks and amenities. Council's stated tax rate goal is 5.1471 mills. Its not-to-exceed rate is 5.1988 mills. ...

Council rejects budget option to increase fees for parks and recreation

The Cape Coral City Council quickly took an option off the table after the community spoke against raising fees by up to 80% for parks and recreation. The emotions ran high as parents and kids alike shared how important it is to have youth sports in the community. Cape American Baseball ...

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Council rejects raising fees for parks programs

A staff-tendered option to raise fees charged to youth leagues and others using city park amenities by as much as 80% was shot down by Cape Coral City Council Tuesday. The elected board quickly rejected the option at its budget workshop after community members — including children — spoke ...

Judge finds Amendment 3 ballot language misleading

A circuit court judge has found the language for Florida’s touted “tax reform” amendment misleading and has given State Attorney General James Uthmeier 10 days to revise the ballot title or summary. “Simply put, the proposed ballot title does not state the basic legal purpose of the ...

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Today’s budget workshop includes option that hike fees for parks & programs

Budget Workshop - 8.4.26 Cape Coral City Council will discuss options today to balance its desired tax rate against cuts to planned infrastructure and raising fees by 80% to use city parks and amenities. Council's stated tax rate goal is 5.1471 mills. Its not-to-exceed rate is 5.1988 mills. ...

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www.capecoralbreeze.com

  • 2510 Del Prado Blvd.
  • Cape Coral, FL 33904
  • Phone: 239-574-1110