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Cape Coral Council approves replacement of humidity-control units at multiple fire stations after debate over contractor and scope
Summary
The Cape Coral City Council voted 8-0 on Feb. 19 to approve Resolution 47-25 to replace aging humidity-control (Aeon) systems at several fire stations after council members and union leaders pressed for engineering review and clarity about which equipment is being replaced and contractor performance.
The Cape Coral City Council voted 8-0 on Feb. 19 to approve Resolution 47-25, authorizing the replacement of aging humidity-control units at several city fire stations and awarding the work under an existing continuing contract.
Council action followed public comment from Mark Mirth, president of the Cape Coral Professional Firefighters Local 2424, who said the union supported improvements but urged an engineering study before spending money to replace equipment that may not be the root cause. “If there’s an option that a study can get done and completed with the current system and see if it’s more of an engineering flaw, would that money then be able to get moved elsewhere?” Mirth asked.
City and department staff replied that the work reflects recommendations from a…
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