To the editor:

I have never before seen a local government so indecisive as the Cape’s Council. They change their minds more than one would change a baby’s diaper.

Here is something for them to consider; obtain new bids on the UEP project, including the possibility of city workers completing the project. Put this whole project up for a public vote in November. Do not increase utility bills for existing customers until after the election, depending on the vote. Since this project will happen sometime in the future, set up a fund, as some states have done with college tuitions and allow those who have set money aside for their assessments pay them into this fund. This would guarantee them a cap on future assessments, if the assessment were to be less on completion of the project, then the balance would be refunded to them with interest. The city could quite possibly be able to raise enough money to make bond payments without the financial burden on the majority of its residents.

After the people speak in November then the new council will have the obligation to fulfill the will of the people.

Pete Gerold

Cape Coral

Paradise lost

To the editor:

I have been observing the utility situation. I’ve noticed that it comes down to expansion, yes or no.

If we want expansion, then we can foresee an increase in development, commercial and residential. The quality of development, is something continuously debated. Competing with East Coast scenarios? We then can see, by observation, if that is what we want at our expense and possible profit.

Are they profiting in a manner that is acceptable to our requirements?

Continued expansion will terminate what we came here for in the first place: Paradise.

If it’s profit you seek, then consider an alternative.

Let the city go bankrupt. This will give us a breather from the onslaught of developers for a few years. Then we could focus on maintaining and developing our paradise as we choose. In a short time paradise would become an expensive commodity to obtain. That many would seek to escape the stressful economic evolution of expanded communities that they now occupy. Keep in mind the growth of quality would be a byproduct. Lower government involvement would follow, stabilizing our economics and a place for your children to appreciate and grow up in. Once paradise lost, then it will be gone forever – a lost opportunity for us all.

Bernard Forand

Cape Coral