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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Membership fees for Lake Kennedy Racquet Center unveiled By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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Proposed membership and usage fees for the new Lake Kennedy Racquet Center will be discussed at today's Cape Coral City Council meeting, with drop-in fees as low as $10 and annual memberships, for couples who are not residents, as high as $1,575 per year. There will be three types memberships – individual, couple and student, with residential and nonresidential rates offered on a monthly, seasonal (6-month) and annual basis.
According to the presentation, rates will be discounted for residents. The proposed, individual monthly residential membership will be $60, compared to $100 for nonresidents. The six-month seasonal residential rate would $300 for individuals and $500 for nonresidents. The annual individual membership for residents would be $540 and $900 for nonresidents. For a couple, the proposed monthly membership for residents is $105, and $175 for nonresidents. It increases to $525 for a 6-month resident membership and $875 for nonresidents. The annual couple
membership is $945 for residents and $1,575 for nonresidents. A student membership is proposed at $30 a month, and $50 for nonresidents. It is $150 for the six-month seasonal memberships for students and $250 for nonresidents. The annual student pass for residents is $270 and $450 for nonresidents. Membership provides free drop-in play and priority on court reservations, which come at an additional cost during peak hours. There are also proposed daily drop-in entry fees of $10 for residents to $25, plus
Teen charged with homicide as adult in Cape shooting
NEWS OF NOTE City offices closed for Memorial Day Cape Coral City Hall will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day, and will reopen Tuesday, May 28, for regular operating hours. Trash collection services will be delayed by one day for the entire week. Parks & Recreation: ■ Boat ramps, parks and preserves will be open. ■ Parks administrative offices and recreation facilities are closed Monday, May 27. ■ All offices and recreation centers will resume regular operating hours Tuesday, May 28. 311 Call Center & Water Account Services: ■ The 311 Call Center and Water Account Services are closed Monday, May 27, and will reopen Tuesday, May 28. ■ To pay your water bill, visit the city website at www.capecoral.gov and go to “Pay Water Bill.” Checks can be placed in the designated payment drop box at City Hall, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral.
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a tax of $10, for non-residents. The operational hours are proposed to be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Peak hours are also part of the presentation from October through March and April through September. The presentation will also highlight court rentals, clinics, leagues and tournaments. Th meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd.
By CJ HADDAD
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com
Yacht Club pier reconstruction options to be discussed By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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Reconstruction of the Yacht Club Fishing Pier is among the discussion items on today's Cape Coral City Council agenda. The presentation will highlight two options for pile restoration, as well as two options for the pier reconstruction itself. Costs also will be addressed. The permitting would be anywhere from 6 to 12 months with a construction duration of 6 to 10 months at a price tag ranging from $4,322,000 to $6,574,000 depending on the option the council chooses, according to city documents. The first option would entail a phased approach, calling for the restoration of 24 piles with existing storm damage, which would pro-
vide an estimated 15-year service life. The second option would restore all pilings at once for an estimated service life of 25 years. The pier reconstruction would entail the installation of new decking, rails and sun shelter once the existing pile restoration has been completed for the first option. The second option would be a complete reconstruction of the pier with new pilings. Under this option existing piles would be
See YACHT CLUB PIER, page 4 Pilings and some support beams are all that’s left of the Cape Coral Yacht Club Fishing Pier, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. PHOTO BY ROB BRAITLING
A 16-year-old Southwest Florida teen arrested in relation to the shooting death of Kayla Rincon-Miller appeared in adult court Tuesday morning, and is being charged as so. Christopher Horne Jr. is currently in custody at the Lee County Jail, and has been charged with three counts of robbery with a firearm, and one charge of non-premeditated homicide. Horne was arrested on April 17, one month to Christopher Horne Jr. the date following the murder of 15-year-old Cape teen Kayla Rincon-Miller. According to the State Attorney's Office, they direct filed the case on Friday, charging the defendant as an adult. Horne Jr. was served on Monday. SAO spokesperson Samantha Syoen told The Breeze, “The State Attorney's Office filed a motion for pre-trial detention (Tuesday). The motion will be heard at a hearing on Thursday at 9 a.m. in front of Judge Thompson. The motion is to hold him no bond. He is being held in custody until the motion is heard.” Rincon-Miller was murdered while walking to get food with friends from a movie theater in the Coralwood Mall. The first arrest was made March 19. Thomas Roy Stein, 16, of North Fort Myers, was arrested two days after the March 17 shooting and charged as a principal to a murder while engaged in a robbery.
See HOMICIDE, page 4