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Public hearing today on city’s proposed ‘mobility fee’
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
news@breezenewspapers.com
Cape Coral City Council will consider a replacing its road impact fee with a different type of levy on new construction today. A public hearing will be held on a proposal that would repeal the city’s existing fee and create a new mobility fee to pay for transportation-related projects. The city’s Road Impact Fee was established in 1989 at $1,034 per single-family residential development as a key funding mechanism for transportation infrastructure. In 2005, the fee was raised to $2,698 with a policy to recalculate every three
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years. “The city’s road impact fee has not been comprehensively updated in 19 years, despite significant changes in development patterns, construction costs, and transportation needs,” council agenda documents state. The Public Works Transportation Division Staff Report also stated that in “August 2025, the City of Cape Coral completed a Finding of Extraordinary Circumstances to support a mobility fee increase exceeding 50%. The study demonstrated exceptional growth, rising travel demand, inflation-driven cost increases, and a criti-
cal need for updated infrastructure funding. This finding ensures the city can implement the fee in compliance with state law and keep pace with long-term mobility needs.” To support a modern, multimodal transportation system, the city developed a Mobility Plan it says will align with both the current and future land use, development patterns, and infrastructure needs. The plan would establish “a clear framework for identifying and funding capacity-enhancing transportation projects; ensure new development contributes its fair share through area-specific mobility
92.5 FOX News hosting ‘Field of Flags’ in Cape
92.5 FOX News invites the Southwest Florida community to join in a moving patriotic tradition, the “Field of Flags” ceremony at Bernice Braden Park in Cape Coral. Each year, 92.5 FOX News pays tribute to the 2,977 innocent lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, by planting one American flag for every soul lost in the attacks. What began as a solemn tribute has grown into a community tradition where neighbors come together in honor, unity, and quiet strength. The event began at Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. The flags will remain standing through Sept. 11, creating a powerful visual memorial for all to visit and experience as they drive west along Cape Coral Parkway. “This tradition is one of the most heartfelt and important events we hold each year,” said Jim Schwartzel, Owner of 92.5 FOX News. “It’s not about politics. It’s about patriotism. It’s about honoring those we lost, and remembering the day that changed us all forever.”
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County enters partnership to improve weather radar coverage and monitoring of severe storms
Equipment will be placed on roof of the Lee County Public Safety Center A weather-watching partnership may make Lee County safer as storms approach. Lee County on Tuesday entered into a public-private partnership that officials say will help fill in the gap in National Weather Service radar coverage in Lee County and allow improved monitoring of severe weather. The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a site license agreement that authorizes Kentucky-based Climavision to install weather radar equipment on the roof of Lee County’s recently opened Public Safety Center. “This public-private partnership will fill a known gap in radar coverage for the National Weather Service and will improve access to data and the ability to predict and forecast severe weather in the region,” officials said.
Lee County sits in a gap between weather radars located in Tampa, Key West, Miami and Melbourne. This gap means that the National Weather Service cannot see certain weather phenomena below 6,000 feet, including waterspouts and tornadoes. This issue was illustrated in a 2020 report – “Gaps in NEXRAD
See WEATHER RADAR, page 4 County Commissioners have approved an agreement authorizing Climavision to install weather radar equipment on the roof of the county’s Public Safety Center. Pictured is equipment from a previous installation. PHOTO COURTESY CLIMAVISION
fees; support smart growth and infill development through tailored investment strategies and maintain consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and long-range infrastructure objectives. The fees, to be charged on new construction and development projects, would fund roadways and intersections, multimodal, transit and mobility programs. The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. today, Sept. 3, in City Council chambers, at Cape Coral City Hall, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. The meeting is open to the public.
17-year-old dead, one injured in boat-personal watercraft collision near Captiva Pass
A 17-year-old was killed and one person was injured after a personal watercraft and a boat collided near Captiva Pass Saturday. “Preliminary information indicates that a personal watercraft (PWC) with two occupants and a 28-foot vessel with four occupants were traveling in the channel in Pine Island Sound near Captiva Pass when a collision occurred,” the FWC said in a press release. “The occupants of the 28-foot vessel were uninjured. One of the occupants of the PWC was airlifted to a nearby hospital, while the second occupant was tragically pronounced deceased as a result of the incident.” Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Bradley Johnson said the agency was currently not releasing the place of residence for the deceased victim. The FWC is the lead agency in the investigation, which remained active Monday. Multiple agencies responded to the crash Saturday including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Lee County EMS, Upper Captiva Fire Department, Cape Coral Fire Department, Useppa Island Fire Department, Iona-McGregor Fire Department, Pine Island Fire Department and The United States Coast Guard. “The FWC extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the individual who lost their life in this accident,” the FWC said in a press release. “Our thoughts are with them during this difficult time.”