Council concensus on the Yacht Club: Raze it

Resident response: Former board member, ‘pioneer,’ submits application to have Ballroom registered as an historic site

By MEGHAN BRADBURY news@breezenewspapers com

By a consensus vote Wednesday, a majority of Cape Coral City Council members directed the city’s top administrator to stay on course with the planned demolition of the Cape Coral Yacht Club

“At some point we have to make a decision for the best interest of the future I am planning for the next 60 years My decision has not changed.”

By a 5-2 vote, the elected board opted to continue with plans for a multi-million upgrade that was discussed at a Council retreat in January, paving the way for the Ballroom building that dates back to the city’s founding to come down Council members Tom Hayden and Bob