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Nice work if you can get it

To the editor: The Cape Coral City Council will hold a Committee of the Whole meeting on April 10. One of the items to be discussed is a re-write of how the Mayor and Council get paid. Subject to some political pantomime, the proposal would basically allow them to set their own salary. Nice ...

Cape Coral Animal Shelter | Looking for a loving home | April 5

Bugatti is a 1 to 3-year-old female. Bugatti came to this shelter with a litter of pups, and she was a great mom. Now it's her turn to find her forever home, and trust her, she is ready to upgrade to luxury living! Bugatti is a people-loving, stuffie-carrying diva who’s always ready to ...

Jaycee Park plan should take into account all users

To the editor: I greatly appreciate the letter finding middle ground about Jaycee Park. Very well said. Great points. New ideas. I would add: follow the arborist’s recommendation to gradually and carefully remove invasive trees, while protecting critically endangered native plants mixed ...

Mayor’s chastisements counterproductive

To the editor: Certainly, FEMA’s decision to pull a 25% discount for flood insurance policies from Cape Coral deserved some response from the city. The city’s response helped to inform and guide concerned residents of Cape Coral, like me. (I mean, 25% of a lot of money is a lot of money, ...

Uncontrolled growth throughout the Cape

To the editor: I’m not opposed to growth and progress, but it should be within reason. Everywhere you look one can see massive new construction of multilevel apartment complexes, condo complexes, duplexes spread like flies, and the like. I suspect most will remain unoccupied for many years ...

Flexibility for Jaycee Park

To the editor: Jaycee Park is a small, quiet stretch of land along the Caloosahatchee River in Cape Coral. Its quiet atmosphere, views of the water and shaded areas draw many people to come and enjoy this peaceful area. But the park is not large and when we have limited space it is important ...