Each week through the General Election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response.<\/p>\n
Cape Coral City Council races are non-partisan races. Council members qualify in their respective districts but are elected at-large. This means all registered city voters may cast a ballot in each race regardless of where they live and the party to which they are affiliated, if any. This year\u2019s General Election, on Nov. 3, features four Cape Coral City Council races: Mayor and the seats for District 1, 4 and 6.<\/p>\n
The candidates below are running for the mayor\u2019s seat on the Cape Coral City Council:<\/p>\n
Question of the Week: If Amendment 3 passes, how would you address the drop in revenue from property taxes?<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 Lisa Cohen-Adkinson<\/p>\n
If Amendment 3 passes, we must prioritize needs over wants. Cape Coral needs to get back to the basics: Police, Fire, Roads, infrastructure, stormwater and maintaining what we already own.\u00a0 But that doesn\u2019t mean saying no to everything else, it means thinking outside the box.\u00a0 I call them \u201cVanity Projects.\u201d Want Grandma\u2019s name on a bench?\u00a0 Sell the naming rights for 5, 10, or 20 years.\u00a0 Want to name a section of City Hall or sponsor a community amenity?\u00a0 Let\u2019s create those opportunities.\u00a0 I\u2019m already working with the state and neighboring council members on successful funding strategies.\u00a0 We already have a game plan in the works for Cape Coral.<\/p>\n