County eyes Cape Coral Bridge rebuild Proximity plan passes

By CJ HADDAD cjhaddad@breezenewspapers

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Apopular staple put on by the city of Cape Coral returns for the first time in 2023 and following Hurricane Ian

This Saturday from 5 to 10 p m on Southeast 47th Terrace, Cape Coral s full-throttle Bike Night will feature live music, best bike contest, and vendor village

“Kick the tires and light the fires Bike Night is back said Cape Coral Special Events Coordinator Todd King The hurricane is behind us, and it s time to rev it up

The line-up for the night consists of two bands made up of local first responders and a ZZ Top tribute band First Trip Hazard a group made up of local firefighters, will take the stage from 6 to 6:45 They will be followed by Deep Cover, a band of local police officers rocking from 7 to 7:45

“It’s cool to be able to have our local first responders be part of the night ” King said “I set it up a bit as a battle of the bands in a kind of way, we ll just see who can rock the hardest

ZZ s Best: The Ultimate ZZ Top Tribute Band takes the stage from 8:30 to 10 p m

The festivities will take place along Southeast 47th Terrace between Vincennes Boulevard and Coronado Parkway, with the main stage along Southeast 10th Place

This is our first outdoor major event for the city since Ian ” King said “It’s been a long road back and we’re excited to be able to put on our traditional Bike Night We want everyone to come out

By MEGHAN BRADBURY news@breezenewspapers com

A plan to assign elementary school students to schools closer to home has been approved

The Lee County School Board approved the district’s new elementary school proximity plan on Tuesday which could impact incoming kindergarten students students new to the district and kindergarten through fourth graders who don't want to change schools next year due to boundary changes

Proximity will replace the current three-zone choice assignment lottery with much smaller zones

This will address a broken transportation system Board Chair Armor Persons said, adding the district is the 19th largest transporter of students in the nation, causing a problem that is worsening

Three thousand students are