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Cape Coral council reopens debate on mobility fees, sets special meeting after split votes
Summary
Mayor Gunter presided over a lengthy Sept. 17 City Council session that reopened debate on Ordinance 42‑25 — a proposal to change the city's impact‑fee structure to a mobility fee and substantially raise residential fees.
Mayor Gunter presided over a lengthy Sept. 17 City Council session that reopened debate on Ordinance 42‑25 — a proposal to change the city's impact-fee structure to a mobility fee and substantially raise residential fees. Council voted to reconsider the ordinance and then spent several hours debating whether to invoke Florida’s extraordinary‑circumstances process and how to structure any increases.
The first procedural vote to reconsider Ordinance 42‑25 passed (seven ayes, one nay), returning the original Sept. 3 motion to the floor. Councilmembers who supported a faster ramp-up said the city faces substantial near‑term projects and rising construction costs. "This is a monumental…
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