One week after approving an initial resolution to move forward with a

plan to bring potable water utilities to the area north of Pine Island

Road, Cape Coral City Council members voted to rescind that portion of

the city’s utility expansion project.

In a memo to council members Friday, Councilmember Tim Day expressed

his desire to bring the issue up during today’s council meeting after

reconsidering his vote.

Day cited the highly contentious nature of the project and his wish to

seek more information about the project in the area known as North 1-8.

“This has been such a tense issue between all of us here on council.

I’d rather see a much clearer direction from council for this,” Day

said.

Council members narrowly passed the North 1-8 water utility project last

week in a 4-3 vote. Day voted in favor of the project last week.

Council members also voted to rescind three initial resolutions

approving water, irrigation and sewer utilities in the Southwest 6/7

sector of the city as part of Day’s motion.

Only Councilmember Derrick Donnell voted against the motion to rescind,

with Councilmembers Dolores Bertolini, Bill Deile, Pete Brandt, Eric

Grill and Day voting in favor of the motion. Mayor Jim Burch abstained

from the vote while Councilmember Gloria Tate was absent.