Alexia Tsiropoulos

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Alexia Tsiropoulos

KILLING HIM. >> THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL'S WORKING TO ADD MORE PARKING SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THEY NEED TO CREATE SPACE BEFORE ANOTHER PROJECT. WE'LL ELIMINATE A NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS. >> YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. 1, 1, SPOT LEFT, RIGHT? LOW SEASON. >> THE BIG PROJECTS COMING UP WILL BE WIDENING. CAPE CORAL PARKWAY TO 6 LANES. TODAY THE CITY ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BRING 300 SPOTS BACK TO THE SOUTH CAPE. BUT FOR A PRICE SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, QUOTE, PARKING PROPAGANDA.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Alexia Tsiropoulos

A controversial proposal to impose a new annual $600 fee on residential rental properties in Cape Coral has been shelved following intense public outcry. The proposed fee, meant to replace the current one-time $35 charge, was introduced as a way to generate funding for future city facilities. But many residents, Realtors and even City Council members opposed the plan, citing affordability and transparency concerns.

1 week ago | krdo.com | Alexia Tsiropoulos

By Alexia TsiropoulosClick here for updates on this story    FORT MYERS SHORES, Florida (WBBH) — Residents in Fort Myers Shores say they have been keeping flashlights handy and their eyes peeled at night as toxic cane toads continue to spread through neighborhoods, lurking near canals, in gardens and around parks. “They range anywhere from the size of a lime to two or three times that,” said Fort Myers Shores resident Nick Bodven, who sees the amphibians in his yard nearly every day.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Alexia Tsiropoulos

Residents in Fort Myers Shores say they have been keeping flashlights handy and their eyes peeled at night as toxic cane toads continue to spread through neighborhoods, lurking near canals, in gardens and around parks. “They range anywhere from the size of a lime to two or three times that,” said Fort Myers Shores resident Nick Bodven, who sees the amphibians in his yard nearly every day.

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Alexia Tsiropoulos

Cape Coral city officials are weighing a proposal to possibly raise the city’s one-time $35 rental home registration fee to a recurring $600 annual charge, a move sparking pushback from residents and members of the real estate community. During a recent city council discussion, leaders framed the proposed increase as a Tourist Development Fund aimed at reinvesting in the community without burdening general taxpayers.