{"id":93842,"date":"2025-12-23T16:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/93842\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T16:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:32:10","slug":"applications-open-for-the-2025-cape-coral-citizens-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/93842\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Open for the 2025 Cape Coral Citizen\u2019s Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/122225-citizen_s academy.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"citizen's academy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/>December 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The City of Cape Coral is now accepting applications for the 2026 Citizen\u2019s Academy, an engaging program designed to give residents an in-depth look at their local government.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 session runs from February 10 through April 1, with weekly classes on Tuesdays. The final class and graduation will take place on Wednesday, April 1. Highlights include:<\/p>\n<p>Tours of city facilities and staff interactions.<br \/>\nUnderstanding complex decision-making processes.<br \/>\nInsights into the complexities of running one of Florida\u2019s largest cities.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will explore city departments, including the Police Department, City Hall, Fire Services, and more. Sessions are held one day per week for up to eight hours each day, and the entire academy lasts eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Applications and more information are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/government\/city_manager\/citizens_academy.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">City\u2019s website<\/a>. Apply today for the 2026 Citizen\u2019s Academy and become a more informed and engaged resident!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"December 22, 2025 The City of Cape Coral is now accepting applications for the 2026 Citizen\u2019s Academy, an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93843,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-93842","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}