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Cape Coral’s City Charter Review Commission wants voters to decide whether to double City Council members’ salaries, but the proposal faces mixed reactions from current council members.<\/p>\n
Hear what opinions council members have on the idea now:<\/p>\n
Cape Coral voters may decide on doubling City Council salaries<\/p>\n
The commission presented the salary increase proposal to the City Council on Wednesday, suggesting it be placed on a future election ballot for voters to decide.<\/p>\n
Some council members immediately opposed the idea, citing concerns about timing and resident financial burdens.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think it’s a good time for this for our residents. I mean we are just asking people in the north, northwest and east to pay for these connections for the UEP and although we all know it’s definitely a full time job, none of us up here signed up to do this for the money,” Council Member Jennifer Nelson-Lastra said.<\/p>\n
Other council members requested additional information to compare Cape Coral’s council salaries with those of other municipalities before making a decision.<\/p>\n
The proposal could potentially appear on either the next general or primary election ballot in 2026, though no final decision has been made.<\/p>\n
Council members are expected to continue discussing the salary proposal at their Nov. 12 meeting.<\/p>\n
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