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The city of Cape Coral will use contract employees to fill some short-term needs. Cape Coral City Council approved a contract with C.A.P. Government, Inc., a piggyback contract with the city of Fort Lauderdale Wednesday night. Councilmember Rachel Kaduk, who pulled the consent agenda item ...

Residents looking to provide general input at Cape Coral City Council meetings will need to wait longer to be heard — citizen’s input has been from the beginning to the end of meetings. After a lengthy discussion of possibly adding additional input times to the Council’s regular meeting ...

School District of Lee County staff discussed the Hurricane/Hazard Emergency Plan changes going into this storm season, including ways to assess schools and open them faster if a hurricane impacts the area. Safety, Security and Fleet Operations Chief Dave Newlan said with hurricane season ...

As Mother Nature has shown this week, the Southwest Florida rainy season is officially upon us.  According to the National Weather Service, rainy season in Southwest Florida officially runs from May 15 to Oct.15. Being located in what is referred to as the Subtropics, during the late spring ...

The half cent penny sales tax has generated more than $643 million since it was approved by Lee County voters for school capital outlay seven years ago. Lee County voters approved the half cent sales tax in 2018. It runs through December 2028. Of the $643.08 million received, the district ...

The Lee County Property Appraiser this week delivered the 2025 Estimated Property Values to taxing authorities. According to Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell, numbers have started to return to normal levels as the county continues to bounce back from recent hurricanes. “As expected, the ...