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Cape Coral examines short-term rentals and related revenue

The city of Cape Coral is looking at how revenue from the “bed tax” levied on short-term rentals is allocated. City Manager Mike Ilczyszyn said the discussion was put on Wednesday’s City Council agenda because Councilmember Bill Steinke, the city’s representative on the Tourist Development Council, has shared frustration in what data Lee County shares and how funding is allocated. The workshop discussion focused on short-term rentals in the city for last year and whether the city is getting an appropriate share of tax dollars generated by those rentals. “This presentation was another way for us as a city to recognize how tourists are sleeping and coming to our city to ...

CRA agency changes policy for South Cape banner program

Cape Coral City Council, sitting as the South Cape Redevelopment Agency, voted Wednesday to change the CRA’s banner program policy. Mayor John Gunter, sitting as a CRA commissioner, made the motion to change the policy, with a change to the duration — any nonprofit organization that ...

Privacy options for chain-link fencing dies in discussion phase

After a lack of support from the Cape Coral City Council, discussion on residential fencing material options came to a halt Wednesday. Senior Planner Anthony Santora said currently slat inserts for chain link fences and privacy screen attachments for chain link fences are prohibited under the ...

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One down and one to go: City gets state permit for Yacht Club rebuild

Cape Coral has received a long-awaited Environmental Resource Permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, granting authorization for the city's redevelopment of the Yacht Club. The state agency notified city officials Thursday that the permit needed for various aspects of ...

Drive on for school zones cameras in Lee County

Motorists who speed through a school zone could soon be paying fines to Lee County without even being pulled over by a police officer to face a ticket and court summons. The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted this past week to authorize the Lee County Department of Transportation ...

Cape 13-year-old charged with robbery with a firearm

A 13-year-old Cape Coral boy has been charged with robbery with a firearm after police say he displayed a handgun and took a scooter from another child. Cape Coral Police responded to a reported robbery near a residence in the northeast Cape on Tuesday after receiving a call concerning the ...

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Prep Report 2-14-25

Thursday GIRLS BASKETBALL Region 5A-3 First round Port Charlotte 61, Cape Coral 11: Cape Coral finishes the year 19-8. Clearwater 59, North Fort Myers 14: A special season for the Red Knights ends at 20-6. St. Petersburg 67, Countryside 40 East Bay 46, Gulf Coast 44 Region ...

Hurricane Guide 2024

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Garden Club of Cape Coral | Hurricane recovery – again!

For the past two years, I have written about hurricane recovery; the first time shortly after Ian devastated our area in September 2022, and then last year as a reflection on the lingering effects in our gardens after Ian’s rampage. This year we have endured the effects of three hurricanes: ...

Should Cape Coral City Council reestablish old or create new appointed advisory boards?

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