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Residents press council over Yellow Fever Creek water storage site; staff says design near completion
Summary
Several residents told the Cape Coral City Council on Jan. 22 that a proposed irrigation storage and pump station near Yellow Fever Creek Preserve is the wrong use of city-owned land and asked council members to seek an alternate site.
Several residents told the Cape Coral City Council on Jan. 22 that a proposed irrigation storage and pump station near Yellow Fever Creek Preserve is the wrong use of city-owned land and asked council members to seek an alternate site.
Noel Tolbert, an Entrada homeowner, said the facility — which he described as a “well-lit” utility plant — would be about 350 feet from new homes and would remove roughly 14 acres from an area residents consider part of the preserve. “Would you stand by if the city planned to build a well-lit facility just 350 feet from your home?” Tolbert asked the council.
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