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Residents tell Cape Coral planners to reconsider Redfish Point rezoning over wetlands and flood risk
Summary
At the Dec. 3 Cape Coral City Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, multiple residents urged commissioners to reject or scrutinize a proposed Redfish Point rezoning, citing Hurricane Ian flooding, endangered wildlife and a prior March 2025 staff recommendation to deny the change.
At the Dec. 3 Cape Coral City Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, residents living near the Redfish Point property urged commissioners to oppose or carefully scrutinize a proposed rezoning that would convert preserved natural land to development.
Joseph Benezia, a Cape Coral resident, told the commission the proposal would build on "about 93" acres while the project proponents have said "at least 240 acres will be preserved in perpetuity," and argued that mangroves and wetlands around the site were essential storm protection after Hurricane Ian. "It would have been far worse if we didn't have the protection of those mangroves,"…
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