Election 2026 | Question of the Week 10, District 6
Each week through the General Election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response.
Cape Coral City Council races are non-partisan races. Council members qualify in their respective districts but are elected at-large. This means all registered city voters may cast a ballot in each race regardless of where they live and the party to which they are affiliated, if any. This year’s General Election, on Nov. 3, features four Cape Coral City Council races: Mayor and the seats for District 1, 4 and 6.
The candidates below are running for the District 6 Cape Coral City Council seat:
Question of the Week: If Amendment 3 passes, how would you address the drop in revenue from property taxes?
• Liza King
The city’s responsibility will be to adapt and not immediately look for another way to send residents the same bill.
We protect public safety and essential services. Then we identify efficiencies and examine every available revenue source. We also need to grow our commercial tax base. Economic development that brings businesses, employment and tourism can enhance and diversify our revenue tax base. I would also advocate aggressively for Cape Coral to receive its fair share of state and federal funding and pursue grants and partnerships wherever appropriate.
Amendment 3 would change the way local government operates. If voters demand that change, the City Council needs to be prepared to lead through it while protecting public safety, infrastructure and essential services.
• Annette Warren
If Amendment 3 passes, voters will have spoken, and the city must adapt — not simply replace lost property-tax revenue with new fees. I would protect police, fire and essential services first, then examine vacant positions, administrative costs, contracts, program modifications and projects that can be delayed or consolidated. We also must aggressively grow Cape Coral’s commercial tax base so homeowners carry less of the burden. I would work with Tallahassee as implementation moves forward. A significant revenue reduction will require difficult decisions, but those decisions should begin with the government becoming more efficient-not automatically asking taxpayers for more.