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Council to discuss utility matters, fee for rentals
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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Cape Coral City Council is facing a packed agenda for its workshop today, including how the next utility expansion project should be managed. There are seven items on the agenda, including a few that are carryover topics from a May meeting – UEP Program Manager, and Contribution in Aid of Construction (CIAC) Potable Water Extension Program. Among the new items is discussion of an annual rental fee to be paid by those who rent out residential homes or units.
The UEP extension project continuation will discuss the Program Manager at Risk project delivery method, where a firm manages the complete scope of the project, and the Design-Bid-Build process though which the city would hire a design consultant to complete the design, permitting and the bidding would be complete by the city procurement with the assistance of the consultant. The CIAC occurred in March 2009 when a waterline extension for a property outside of a service area was approved. There were three properties affected.
The proposed CIAC potable water extensions will be performed by city crews and a CIAC fee of $7,246 and a Capital Expansion Charge of $2,789 will be charged to property owners within 200 feet of the water line extension, according to city documents, The CEC fee can be financed over six years, and the CIAC fee over 15 years through the annual tax bill. There are steps to take for the water extension, which includes that a dry or problem well that may be redrilled must be within 1,000 linear feet of a potable waterline to apply: An application to util-
News of Note City to host Business and Industry Roundtable
The city of Cape Coral invites retail business owners and operators to a Business and Industry Roundtable at City Hall Friday, Aug. 15. The event will include coffee and light refreshments. This roundtable is part of the city’s ongoing Business and Industry Roundtable Series and is designed to foster open dialogue with retail businesses. Attendees will have the opportunity to share insights, voice concerns and explore ways the city can better support small businesses. The goals of the roundtable include: n Connecting retail business leaders to discuss local challenges and solutions n Exploring economic trends and opportunities within the retail industry n Identifying future programs and initiatives to support business retention and growth To attend, please register by contacting Andreana Petersen in the Economic and Business Development Office at apetersen@capecoral.gov. Please be sure to RSVP no later than Monday, Aug. 11.
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ities, utility staff validates the request and a notice to property owners along the route regarding the water line extension for the timeline, CIAC fees and CEC fees. The line extension resolution would go before city council for approval. New topics of discussion include the Parks and Recreation master plan project update, an historical perspective of growth, draft mobility plan and fee study presentation, Lee County coordination and projects and the annual rental fee. The meeting is at 9 a.m. today, in council chambers, at 1015 Cultural Park Blvd.
CRA to consider grant funding request for Slipaway park
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
news@breezenewspapers.com
City celebrates removal of the Chiquita Lock
‘Unblock the Lock’ block party and ribbon-cutting draws supporters
By CASEY BRADLEY GENT
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The city of Cape Coral celebrated the removal of the Chiquita Lock last Friday with an “Unblock the Lock” block party and ribbon cutting. The ceremony along the South Spreader canal at 5781 Cape Harbour Drive had been years — and a pair of environmental lawsuits — in the making. Among those happy to see the waterway unobstructed was City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn, who began his career with the city in 2002 which began its efforts to remove the device in 2006. The lock, part of a decades-old consent order related to the un-permitted dredging of Cape canals, was originally intended to keep
pollutants from stormwater runoff out of the Caloosahatchee estuary. Although environmentalists, some residents including the “Three Fishermen” who sued the city, and environmental organizations including the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
See ‘UNBLOCK THE LOCK,’ page 4 Cape Coral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn addresses the crowd gathered Friday in celebration of the removal of the Chiquita Lock by Wright Construction. The water control device in the South Spreader was originally intended to keep pollutants from stormwater runoff out of the Caloosahatchee estuary. CASEY BRADLEY GENT
Cape Coral City Council, sitting as the Cape Community Redevelopment Agency Commission, will continue its discussion on the Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina grant funding request today. The discussion is a continuation from a previous meeting to determine the eligibility of awarding a Tax Increment Financing for a requested amount of $726,561 over 10 years as well as a Business Infrastructure, or BIG, Grant for a requested amount of $250,000 for site development assistance to Cape Parkway LLC, the real estate holding entity, and Water Parks LLC, the operating entity. The total project cost of the hospitality complex at the foot of the Cape Coral Bridge was $19,414,131 as of March 2025. Project challenges cited were utility deficiencies and coordination with Lee County for the redesign of the Cape Coral Bridge and surrounding roadway network. The CRA adopted the Enhanced Value Recapture grant, a mechanism for incentives to provide a “structured policy framework” awarding TIF based funding. TIF funds are essentially a type of tax rebate incentive that allows the party receiving the funding to get back a portion of the taxes paid above the amount assessed before the development project and the new assessment after development. The CRA guidelines provide that projects with the level of private investment qualify for reimbursement of up to “50% of the annual incremental ad valorem tax revenue generated by the new development, for a period not to exceed 10 years.”
See SLIPAWAY, page 4