Residents rally to become Yacht Club ‘stakeholders’

1,500 apply to help determine what ballroom elements have historic value & should be preserved

By MEGHAN BRADBURY news@breezenewspapers com

From among 1,500 resident applicants, 12 will be chosen via lottery to become part of the Cape Coral Yacht Club stakeholders group

Twelve residents selected by lottery will be part of a group empaneled to help decide what elements of the historic ballroom should be saved or incorporated into a new structure at the city park. An appointee from the Youth Council and the Cape Coral Historical Museum will bring the stakeholders group to a total of 14 members.

Cape Coral City Council decided this week to have 12 general public members, instead of the six interim City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn initially recommended The group, which will help decide what ele-

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ments of the historic ballroom should be saved or incorporated into a new structure,