To the editor:<\/p>\n
To the citizens of Cape Coral, the best city to raise a family in Florida,\u00a0 Hey voters, Please wake-up!\u00a0Local elections really do matter the most to you and your family\u2019s future.\u00a0 We have an opportunity to correct the mistakes of our current out-going mayor and council.\u00a0Let\u2019s vote for a mayor and council that will actually listen to and respect citizen\u2019s input.\u00a0 We need a council that will restore our citizens advisory boards.\u00a0These have historically been residents who cared enough about their hometown to donate their time and expertise to keep Cape Coral a safe and thriving community as we have continued to grow.<\/p>\n
How can you do that? Vote for Lisa Cohen-Adkinson for mayor and Tom Shadrach for city council District 1. Both these candidates have pledged their support to you, the citizens, to restore your voice and respectful interaction with council.\u00a0Lisa adds another major plus.\u00a0She has the endorsement of Byron Donalds, the soon-to-be elected governor of Florida. That personal connection is vital to the two most important positive transformational additions to Cape Coral.\u00a0A full-service veteran\u2019s hospital located where the current VA clinic is currently located on Diplomat Parkway.\u00a0I retired from there, and I know the \u201cfooters\u201d are in place to cost effectively expand\u00a0 that location to a full-service VA hospital.\u00a0The second transformational addition is to finally deliver on the decades-long promise of a Cape Coral freeway interchange exit from I-75.\u00a0 This would be the only exit that says Cape Coral that would actually put you in Cape Coral.\u00a0I was on the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) board, I know we currently own the right of way, it has been on their planning maps for decades.\u00a0We just need the leadership to get these projects done.<\/p>\n
Both of those major additions to Cape Coral would add zero dollars to our current city debt.\u00a0It will require leadership and a unified council voice along with support from our local county, state, and federal politicians.<\/p>\n
Lisa Cohen-Adkinson is that high-energy, great personality leader, that can lead the charge for this transformational population in excess of 230,000 people. It is past time that we used that voting clout to get this done!\u00a0This will also require a visionary council to bring this to the forefront of the agendas and budgets in Tallahassee and Washington D.C.\u00a0We are the largest voting block between Tampa and Miami.\u00a0We just need the leaders like Lisa and Tom to make sure our representatives at the state and national level hear the importance of these issues to our residents and help us get this DONE!<\/p>\n
These two transformational additions will also tremendously help in the recruitment of relocating businesses that are moving to Florida from New York, New Jersey, California, and Washington state. It is past time our Economic Development Office does its job.\u00a0Bring these businesses to Cape Coral. We can help custom make their workforce and facilities from the ground up. This would mean SO much more than just the retail and service industry low-paying jobs the EDO has been able to deliver.<\/p>\n
So Cape Coral voters, I\u2019m asking again, do we want to keep making the same mistakes as this past council?\u00a0 The opponents of Lisa and Tom will undoubtedly have the endorsement of the Cape Coral Police and Fire unions.\u00a0While I love and respect our first responders, just like their support of Mayor Gunter, they are once again, shortsightedly looking out for their best interests not yours, we the taxpayers.\u00a0We need affordability and the potential for cost effective transformational positive changes to Cape Coral.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That promise can be achieved by voting Lisa Cohen-Adkinson for mayor.\u00a0She is a businesswoman and mother who has lived here over 30 years. Lisa knows our history and respects the importance of water quality, burrowing owls, gopher tortoises, and the support of our citizens to our first responders.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Tom Shadrach for District 1 councilman is a retired Boeing executive who served on the budget review advisory board and understands multi-million dollar projects.\u00a0 He can work with staff to help bring these projects in on time and under budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both these candidates are the BEST choice to put you the taxpaying citizen, back in charge of\u00a0 your City.\u00a0 Cape Coral, the best City to raise your family in Florida!<\/p>\n
Kevin McGrail <\/p>\n
former councilman D-6<\/p>\n
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