City of Cape Coral

Marni Sawicki, mayor of Cape Coral from 2013 to 2017, moved back to her home state of Michigan and is running for governor.

Drivers in Cape Coral could be on camera, and getting a speeding ticket, in the near future.The city has OK'd the installation of cameras around school speed zones, and possibly other places, to spot speeders and send them citations.

A flood insurance issue that could end up costing millions for residents in unincorporated Lee County and several of the county's cities will be aired Tuesday at the Board of County Commissioners meeting.At stake is federal flood insurance community ratings in unincorporated Lee County and multiple municipalities in the county. FEMA confirmed Monday that unpermitted work, lack of documentation, and failure to properly monitor the rebuilding of properties in flood hazard areas in the post-Hurricane Ian world is why the federal government has chosen to significantly downgrade those ratings.That means federal flood insurance policy holders — there are more than 51,000 in unincorporated Lee County alone — will lose their 25 percent discounts on flood insurance premiums come Oct. 1. Some 64,000 policy holders in Bonita Springs, Estero and Cape Coral will no longer quality for the discounts until possibly spring 2026.The matter will be discussed in further detail when the Lee County Board of County Commissioners meet for their regular board meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

As the City of Cape Coral develops its master plan, SWFL Biz Today publisher Karen Moore attended a roundtable on the future of the manufacturing industry in the city.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a water quality advisory for the Cape Coral Yacht Club due to enterococcus bacteria.

A Cape Coral councilmember who was arrested earlier in the week on several felony charges stemming from alleged false information and other activities related to her election was suspended by executive order of the governor.

An arrest warrant issued Monday for Cape Coral councilmember Patty L. Cummings charged her with three third degree felonies: Fraudulent Application for Driver License and two counts of False Swearing in Connection with or Arising Out of Voting or Elections.She surrendered at the Lee County Sheriff's Office Tuesday afternoon.

Cape Coral councilmember Patty L. Cummings vows to retain her seat and leave a legal matter that resulted in her arrest Tuesday up to the courts and voters.

A group of homeowners north of Rotary Park marched in the rain earlier this week to protest the pre-development efforts of a group seeking a way to make 380 untouched acres in South Cape Coral attractive to a future developer

Cape Coral is seeking community members to be part of a stakeholder group that will help shape the future of the Yacht Club which was damaged from Hurricane Ian.