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Cape Coral Backs $10M Costco Deal as Drivers Brace for Traffic Crunch

Cape Coral City Council approved a $10 million incentive agreement for the city’s first Costco, planned for 600 Chiquita Boulevard South. The project calls for an approximately 165,000-square-foot warehouse with a gas station; road changes and the effect on nearby traffic remain issues for residents and officials. The vote,...

Cape Coral, FL · 3d

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Cape Coral, one of Florida's largest cities, gets a new mayor: Erickson wins

Now, there’s just one. And with all Cape Coral precincts finally reporting after 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, it was Richard Erickson winning mayor, with 52% of the vote in unofficial results over Lisa Cohen -Adkinson, the final pair who survived a hefty primary slate. After a six-candidate race for mayor was narrowed in August, voters on Tuesday decided whether Cohen -Adkinson or Erickson would become the next leader of Florida's eighth-largest city. This race guaranteed change at City Hall. Incumbent Mayor John Gunter, who sought another term during the primary, failed to advance to November's runoff after voters cast 85% of their ballots to the other August opponents in a historic rout. That ensures the largest city in the I-75 corridor between Tampa Bay and South Florida would have a new mayor for the first time since 2021. "Cape Coral spoke," Erickson said Tuesday night, thanking his supporters and noting the rarity of an incumbent losing a seat. "We're tired of what we had. That's why I ran. I wanted to have some change." How many residents live in Cape Coral, and what issues do they face? The election comes as Cape Coral continues wrestling with rapid growth, transportation challenges, water

Cape Coral, FL · 3d

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Target plans new store in growing eastern Lee County

Target has secured land in eastern Lee County for a new store. Property records show Target Corp. purchased a nearly 21-acre site on the doorstep of Lehigh Acres, along the high-growth State Road 82 and Daniels Parkway corridor. The deal closed on Oct. 28. The price was $9 million for a future location at Creekside Marketplace, one of two shopping centers planned by The Sembler Company, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the same booming area. The dual retail centers are near the sister Timber Creek and Daniels Creek communities developed by Lennar, which will have a little over 2,900 homes. "The project represents a vital retail milestone for the rapidly expanding submarket bridging unincorporated Lee County and the western edge of Lehigh Acres. Positioned near the strategic convergence of State Road 82 and Daniels Parkway/Gunnery Road, Creekside Marketplace is designed to address the immense residential influx and rooftop growth that has surged across the corridor in recent years," said Paige Rausch, a commercial real estate and land analyst at Aslan Realty Advisors in Fort Myers. Situated on about 41 acres, Creekside is a planned 250,000-square-foot retail and medical-office destination with 11 outparcels. The planned development reflects Sembler’s longstanding approach:

Lee County, FL · 2d

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City to hold household waste collection event

The city of Cape Coral will hold its next Household Chemical and Bulk Waste Collection Event from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the City Hall parking lot, at 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. It reported the event gives residents a safe and easy way to dispose of household...

Cape Coral, FL · 3d

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Lee County Voters Oust School Board Chair in District 5 Race

Crystal Johnson, a Lee County school district paraprofessional, defeated sitting School Board chair Armor Persons in the District 5 race decided Tuesday, winning 59 percent of the vote to his 41 percent. The result ends Persons’ tenure as chair and hands the northeast Lee County seat to a candidate who campaigned on discipline, academic accountability and parent engagement.

Lee County, FL · 2d

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Victorious Cape council candidates thank the voters

Candidates Rick Erickson, Dave Newton, incumbent Jennifer Nelson-Lastra and Annette Warren have won the four Cape Coral City Council seats up for grabs. In the race for mayor, Erickson defeated Lisa Cohen-Adkinson. Erickson received a total of 39,218 votes, or 51.88%. Cohen-Adkinson had 36,378, or 48.12% of the votes. Incumbent...

Cape Coral, FL · 3d

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Lee County voters approve term limits for sheriff, tax collector and other county officers

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Lee County voters have approved a county charter amendment to limit elected constitutional officers to three consecutive four-year terms, with the change set to take effect in November 2026. The measure applies to the sheriff, property appraiser, supervisor of elections, clerk of the circuit court,...

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Cape Coral homeowners split after Amendment 3 property tax vote

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK)—Cape Coral residents reacted with both hope and concern after voters approved Amendment 3. Amendment 3 needed 60% approval to pass, and voters backed the property tax exemption by two points. WINK News heard mixed reactions from people in Cape Coral, including some who said they were moving out or had already moved to find financial relief.

Cape Coral, FL · 2d

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Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson responds after losing re-election bid to Amber Ware

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson has responded after his loss in the 2026 Fort Myers mayoral election Tuesday night. On Tuesday, it was announced that Anderson, the incumbent candidate, lost to Amber Ware, who received 54% of the vote. Ware will be the first Black woman to be mayor in the city's history, and only the second woman ever to hold the position. The only other woman to serve as Fort Myers Mayor was Florence Fritz from 1950 to 1951.

Fort Myers, FL · 2d

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My neighborhood is not your hotel

Why do we have residential zoning if a house in a quiet neighborhood can become a commercial lodging business?. People buy homes in Cape Coral to live, raise families, and enjoy some peace. Yet an absentee owner can buy the house next door and rent it to a revolving door of vacationers. Some guests are considerate. Others party until 2 a.m., leave dogs barking, and depart before the neighbors recover a decent night’s sleep.

Cape Coral, FL · 2d

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Lee Health says it will leave UnitedHealthcare’s networks, including Medicare Advantage, on Jan. 1, 2027 without a deal, as Florida members face a Dec. 7 deadline

Lee Health, the Fort Myers hospital system, says it will leave UnitedHealthcare’s networks on Jan. 1, 2027, including the Medicare Advantage network, unless the two sides sign a new contract first. UnitedHealthcare’s member page says Lee Health “intends to leave” its commercial and Medicare Advantage networks and notified the insurer in late August. Florida members... The post Lee Health says it will leave UnitedHealthcare’s networks, including Medicare Advantage, on Jan. 1, 2027 without a deal, as Florida members face a Dec. 7 deadline appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Fort Myers, FL · 2d

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Plans for Lee Memorial Hospital site could include parks, homes

A linear park along Cleveland Avenue, rowhouses like those in Philadelphia, bike trails and a big civic green are some of the ideas for what the Lee Memorial Hospital site could look like when the hospital closes in 2028. Members of the Fort Myers Economic Development Advisory Board received an...

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Jenna Persons-Mulicka wins Lee County elections race

Republican Jenna Persons-Mulicka won the Supervisor of Elections seat Tuesday, Nov. 3, earning her first full term after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May. According to unofficial results from Lee County, Persons-Mulicka earned 181,135 votes, or 60.65%, defeating Democrat Chris Vignieri . Persons-Mulicka, an attorney and former state lawmaker, and Vignieri, a regional chief legal counsel for the Department of Children and Families' Suncoast Region of Florida, competed for the Lee County Supervisor of Elections seat. Former Supervisor Tommy Doyle vacated the seat in January, retiring from a position he held for nearly a decade. DeSantis appointed Persons-Mulicka in May to serve the remainder of the term through the general election. While Persons-Mulicka serves as the incumbent, the seat will appear on the 2026 ballot for a full two-year term. The position oversees the registration of nearly half a million voters, acts as the official custodian of all election documents and pays an annual salary of nearly $190,000 annually. "I'm incredibly honored that the voters of Lee County trust me to continue to serve them, now as their elected supervisor of elections,” Persons-Mulicka said. "I absolutely love the job, and it's been a wonderful journey these last few

Lee County, FL · 3d

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A Fort Myers CPA got 18 months and must pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution for hiding assets to dodge $2.2 million in taxes

Ronald St. Clair, a certified public accountant in Fort Myers, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hiding assets from the IRS to avoid paying more than $2.2 million in income taxes, and he must pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced Oct. 26. St. Clair... The post A Fort Myers CPA got 18 months and must pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution for hiding assets to dodge $2.2 million in taxes appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Fort Myers, FL · 3d

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Local officials prepare for impacts of Amendment 3

For those hoping Amendment 3 will reduce their tax burden, Tuesday’s vote was the easy part. With 62% of voters in favor of the homestead exemption increase, property owners who live in their homes will now be exempt from paying local property taxes for up to $150,000 of their property’s value next year and up to $250,000 of their property’s taxable assessed value in 2028. The increased exemption will not apply school taxes.

Lee County, FL · 2d

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Veterans Day parades, events in Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs

This year's Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and there are many Southwest Florida parades, ceremonies, concerts and other events happening to mark the national holiday. Here are some of the best ways you can celebrate and honor our US military veterans in Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs and the rest of Southwest Florida (both on the holiday and the days before and after): NAPLES VETERANS DAY EVENTS Yellow Ribbon Family Day at Mercato This pre-Veterans Day celebration honors veterans and military families with a Veteran Tribute Speech Contest, games, raffles, a science fair, a bounce house, a martial-arts demonstration and an Honor Wall (where guests can write the name of a loved one or service member). Flags and copies of the U.S. Constitution will be handed out. Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Free. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. The event lawn at Mercato, 9118 Strada Place, North Naples. experiencemercato.com/events/yellowribbonfamilyday Naples Velo Veterans Day Ride This 28-mile bicycle ride honors all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. If riders are riding in memory or recognition of a veteran, they’re encouraged to display that person’s initials on their arm or on a note pinned

Naples, FL · 2d

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Lehigh Acres residents get first Target closer to home at SR 82

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK)—Target bought land near Lehigh Acres as two shopping centers moved forward along State Road 82 and Daniels Parkway. In a $9 million deal, Target purchased a nearly 21-acre site inside what will be Creekside Marketplace. The site sits next to Lehigh Acres in eastern Lee County.

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Byron Donalds Closes Florida Governor Bid With Family, Protesters in Bonita Springs

Byron Donalds brought his wife and three sons to an event at Sugarshack Downtown in Bonita Springs on Monday as he concluded his Republican campaign for Florida governor. Erika Donalds and the couple's three sons, Damon, Darin and Mason, joined the candidate for the event, according to The News-Press. Protesters...

Bonita Springs, FL · 3d