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Protect Our Wetlands and residents urge council to scrutinize Redfish Point land-use change
Summary
Speakers at citizen input urged the council to scrutinize a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment for Redfish Point, citing concerns about storm-surge protection, loss of habitat, flood risk and strain on city infrastructure. Staff said a final report will go to the Planning & Zoning Commission on March 5.
At the Jan. 22 meeting, several residents and representatives of local conservation groups urged the City Council to scrutinize a proposed land-use change for the Redfish Point project and asked staff and commissioners to weigh environmental and infrastructure impacts.
Paul Benatia, a founding member of Protect Our Wetlands in Cape Coral, told the council the landowner had resubmitted a comprehensive plan amendment for the Redfish Point site and removed a previously proposed 200-slip marina. The owner now seeks a mixed-use land-use designation, Benatia said, and the matter is under departmental review with a Planning & Zoning Commission hearing scheduled for March 5.
Benatia warned that the project could reduce storm-surge protection, raise flood risk, strain infrastructure and eliminate wildlife habitat adjacent to Rotary Park. He said his organization circulated a questionnaire to council candidates and that nearly all had responded. No formal council action occurred; staff told the council a final departmental report will be placed before Planning & Zoning on March 5, 2025.
