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Mobility fee decision expected at council meeting
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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The Cape Coral City Council will vote on a repeal and replacement of the road impact fees with the mobility fee system today. According to a staff report, the mobility fee ordinance will establish a modernized, legally defensible framework for funding multimodal transportation infrastructure needs. The ordinance includes the Cape Coral Mobility Fee Extraordinary Circumstance Study prepared by NUE Urban Concepts, LLC in July 2025, which the City Council
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The mobility fee is an assessment on new development and will be based on the area in which the new development is located and the land uses established on the mobility fee schedule. reviewed and approved. According to the ordinance, “the incorporation includes the findings based on the extraordinary population growth of Cape Coral, the need for mobility plan projects to accommodate that growth, and the extraordinary construction cost inflation since the city last updated its road impact fee.” It further states that “the extraordinary circumstances study establishes the
findings of extraordinary circumstances to adopt mobility fees at the fully calculated rates, without a phase-in of the updated mobility fee rates.” There are four proposed mobility fee assessment areas – South Cape Core, Southeast Infill, Central Transitional and North Cape Reserve. The mobility fee is an assessment on new development and will be based on the area in which the new
Pendergrass to host Coffee with a Commissioner Sept. 29
Cecil Pendergrass, the vice chairman of the Board of Lee County Commissioners, invites the public to join him for an informal Coffee with a Commissioner event Monday, Sept 29, from 9-11 a.m. The gathering will take place at the Old County Courthouse located at 2120 Main St., Fort Myers. The purpose of the event is to give Lee County residents the opportunity to connect directly with their local leadership and discuss community issues that matter to them. Building on the Coffee with a Cop program he launched more than 20 years ago during his tenure with the Fort Myers Police Department, this event reflects his ongoing commitment as a County Commissioner to engage directly with the community and provide strong leadership for the County. Complimentary coffee and baked goods will be provided, and all are welcome to attend.
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Simon Prifti (55) lifts teammate TJ Schley in the air as the Seahawks celebrate in the end zone after scoring the touchdown to put Cape Coral ahead 60 in the first quarter of their game Friday night against the Island Coast Gators. The Seahawks rolled over the Gators, 60-6. For more details on the contest, see CJ Haddad’s game story on page 3. MARK CLIFFORD
See MOBILITY FEE, page 4
Cape Council to vote on settlement agreement for The Boathouse By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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The Cape Coral City Council will vote on the settlement agreement and concessionaire agreement between the city and Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill during today’s meeting. The Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill entered into a lease agreement on Sept. 25, 2013, for operation of the waterfront restaurant, marine fuel sales and bait shop on the city owned property. A catastrophic fire in October 2024 took place where “an electrical fire could not be excluded.” According to the resolution, “a dispute arose between the city and Boathouse as to the extent of the damage for the purposes of a substantial damage determination under the FEMA 50% rule.” To resolve the dispute and facilitate the rebuilding, “the parties intend to execute
See THE BOATHOUSE, page 2
Police collective bargaining agreement approval on council agenda By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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The Cape Coral City Council will vote on the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #33 bargaining agreement for officers, police sergeants and lieutenants during its meeting today. The collective bargaining agreement between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #33, which represents the police officers and police sergeants bargaining unit, is up for approval at Wednesday’s meeting. The three-year agree1 ment has a total dollar amount of $7,099,379,
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development is located and the land uses established on the mobility fee schedule. “The city shall establish a special revenue fund for each mobility fee benefit district. Collected mobility fees shall be deposited into the applicated special revenue fund,” the ordinance states. The ordinance further states that the mobility fees are for project expenses, such as planning, design and construction. The Attainable Housing value of $350,000 or less per dwelling cost will remain at $2,774 for the years Jan. 1, 2026
16% for the first year; $3,476,693, 4% for the second year; and $3,441,236, 4% for the third year. According to article 12, “effective the first full pay period of October 2025, the base wage rates of the bargaining unit employees covered by this agreement” is based on a merit range progression plan that ranges from a level one for officers from $35.64, a jump from $27.94 to level 10 at $57.89, a jump from $43.35 and for sergeants from a level one of $58.26, a jump from $41.29 to a level five of $65.19, a jump
from $50,91. For the full pay period of October 2026, that rate increases from a level one for officers at $37.07, a jump from $28.50 to a level 10 of $60.21, a jump from $44.23, and for sergeants a level one of $60.59, from $42.53 to a level five of $67.80, from $52.43. For the first full pay period of October 2027, the rate increases from $38.55, from $28.93 for a level one officer to $62.62, from $44.91 for
See AGREEMENT, page 4