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Council to look at city’s solid waste services contract
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
news@breezenewspapers.com
Cape Coral City Council will look at two options for solid waste collection today – an early extension of Waste Pro’s contract for five additional years or going out for requests for proposal which would open the door to other providers. Either way, higher rates are likely. According to the presentation, Waste Pro is not interested in extending until October 2027 under the current terms of the contract. The early extension would be
effective Oct. 1, 2025, with one five-year extension until Sept. 30, 2035. Residential rates would increase either 72% or 94% and commercial rates would increase either 29.6% or 62.7%. Resident issues and concerns with Waste Pro have included missed pickups, not collecting all the compliant trash/recyclables, months to deliver or repair totes, improper handling of totes, spill response, slow resolution response and not taking non-compliant bulk and horticulture. In FY 2010 curbside collection was
awarded to Waste Pro for 59,414 households. In June 2010 a seven-year extension was given. That extension expires Sept. 30, 2027. Extension negotiation meetings were held with Waste Pro to discuss service quality improvements, increased accountability, increased transparency and proposed rates. The presentation will go over the service and what is currently being done and what was negotiated concerning handling requests for action and missed pickups to
News of Note Season’s last Music and Arts Fusion Walk set for March 15
The city of Cape Coral will host this season’s last Music and Arts Fusion Walk March 15 from 5-9 p.m. The family-friendly showcase of local musicians and artists will take place on Southeast 47th Terrace between Vincennes Boulevard and Southeast 15th Avenue. This section of Southeast 47th Terrace will be blocked off to traffic starting at 1:30 p.m. on event day and reopen at 9:30 p.m. Artists, designers and crafters with original work are invited to participate in the Music and Arts Fusion Walk. Acceptable categories are candles, clay, digital, glass, jewelry, leather, living plants, mixed media, paintings, photography, soaps/lotions and woodwork. Email seclerk@capecoral.gov if you are interested in becoming a vendor. The next Music and Arts Fusion Walk will be held this fall for the 2025-26 season. For more information, visit the Music & Arts Fusion Walk event page on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/
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failure to deliver/repair/replace a tote. According to staff, Cape Coral has a robust solid waste collection service one time a week without limits for waste, recycling, bulk, horticulture and white goods – one of the lowest contracted rates in Florida. In 2022 the average monthly rate for collection was $25.26. In Cape Coral for FY22 the rate equated to $12.06. For the current fiscal year, FY25, the rate equates to $13.72 per month.
Cape Council to brush up on budget basics See SOLID WASTE, page 4
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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23rd Burrowing Owl Festival provides fun, advocacy
By JOHNATHAN MINEHAN
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The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife’s Burrowing Owl Festival always brings a hoot to the community. The 23rd annual event was no exception, bringing a day of fun while providing insight into the city’s official bird and how the public can help keep habitats protected. Saturday’s event included live animal exhibits, educational programs, food and beverages, silent auctions, access to the butterfly house and bus tours to nearby owl burrows. Proceeds from the event help support CCFW’s mission to preserve and enhance wildlife and their habitats and educate the community about the wildlife found in Cape Coral. “I think it’s a great event to bring the commu-
nity together and raise awareness about owls,” said CCFW volunteer Brendan Kulhawy, who enjoyed the event and the community it brought to the Cape. “Although it’s hot outside, we are helping the community come together and get to experience what the festival has to offer.” Thanks to volunteers and organizers, attendees were able to learn about some of the ways they can do their part to help the burrowing owls, including: n Raising awareness about protecting nest
See BURROWING OWL FESTIVAL, page 4 The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife’s 23rd annual Burrowing Owl Festival drew a crowd to Rotary Park Saturday. JOHNATHAN MINEHAN
With five new members added to the elected board in November, Cape Coral City Council will hear the first of a fourpart series regarding the development of the city budget this morning. The series will include building a budget, the discussion today, with major revenues and expenditures in the development of a budget, monitoring, modification and reporting and financial reporting to follow. The city’s fiscal year is from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. When developing the budget, it must be balanced, and revenues – sources of funds— must be identified and expenditures must have planned uses of funds. The budget cycle includes preparing and planning, deliberations and adoption, execution, monitoring, modification and reporting. The Cape Coral Fire Department’s accreditation is also on Wednesday City Council workshop agenda. CCFD officials will provide updates on peer team recommendations, compliance information, current capabilities, levels of service and future endeavors for improvement in fire service. The agenda also includes commercial vehicle parking and polling site regulations. Neither of those agenda items had any backup material or documentation attached online. The workshop will take place at 9 a.m., today, Feb. 26, in City Council chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. The meeting is open to the public. Editor’s note: This story will be updated online if information on commercial vehicle parking and/or polling site regulations becomes available.