To the editor: Over the past 14 years I have traveled through the Chiquita Lock hundreds of times. When the lock was operational and we waited for our turn for more than an hour sometimes on holidays and in-season weekends, we had plenty of time to observe people as well as wildlife including ...
To the editor: I walked around The Boathouse area today after the city demolished the Yacht Club building, the pool and the senior center. It is flat vacant land. It is unfortunate that the City Council, in its infinite wisdom, chose to spend nearly $1 million to demo this area when their ...
Like many, I rarely considered the role the Lee County Clerk of Courts plays in our community. Typically, thoughts of community enrichment bring to mind the selfless acts of volunteers, the life-saving duties of first responders, or the educational contributions of teachers. The Clerk of ...
To the editor: Regarding your article “Utility bill arrears surprising some Cape property owners” (June 6, 2024) I am continuing to wonder what else this city will come up with to garner funds for their overspending and careless budget decisions. I have an idea: Let’s suppose John Q. ...
To the editor: Mr. DePaolis of the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) says in a WINK News interview on June 11,“It’s unfortunate that the judge found this way.” Perhaps Mr. DePaolis had not read the judge’s order when he made that statement. The judge took copious notes ...
To the editor: Having sat through a day and half of discussion on the FY25 budget I am dismayed by the council’s lack of push back to the city administration’s funding requests. They have approval from the council for an 11% increase in our water bill, $16.2 million increase in property ...
To the editor: I was recently at an event collecting petition signatures to get the Right To Clean Water Amendment on the 2026 Florida ballot. The questions and feedback were varied and interesting. For me, the citizens’ eagerness to sign the petition was both encouraging and reflective of ...
To the editor: Citizens of Florida House District 19 deserve better than Byron Donalds. We deserve a representative who works for our concerns and our interests. For 15 months, we have been waiting for promised relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Donalds filed legislation for tax relief ...
To the editor: Voting for Denise McCleary will bring sanity to the Florida House of Representatives. Denise is running to represent Cape Coral (District 79). She will stop the nonsense that has been coming out of Tallahassee, such as CRT, Don't Say Gay, abortion bans, and approving ...
To the editor: When I bought my home here, Florida enshrined a citizen’s right to privacy in the State constitution, legalized medicinal marijuana, and supported a $15 minimum working wage. Since then, legislators systematically passed bills to erode the people’s collective decisions, ...