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his Officials mark oming in t city’s 50th C eeze ekend’s Br anniversary we r imal Shelte Classified Marketplace Document signing Coral An n I Cape nic to ope re-enactment held terinary cli • Auctions & Bazaars • Notices w cost ve s • Garage Sales • Automotive at Public Works lo -19 update I COVID • Real Estate • Employment building • Marine • Business & Service — INSIDE • General Directory CAPE CORAL BREEZE Cape Coral’s Community Newspaper Since 1961 Vol. 5 9, No. 67 Wednesday, August 19, 2020 50 Cents Voters shape Cape's General Election ballot getter, earning 39.40 percent of the Top two vote-getters in three Council races advance ballots, with Chris Cammarota join - ing him on the Nov. 3 ballot after By CHUCK BALLARO Derrick Donnell -- who had previ - Bryan DeLaHunt and Todd Maurer finishing a close second with 34.78 [email protected] ously term-limited out -- finishing to see who would take on Dan percent. Three district primaries were held second. Cosden got 39.54 percent of Sheppard, who won the primary fair - “I’m very appreciative of the vot - in Cape Coral on Tuesday, shaping the vote to Donnell’s 33.58 percent. ly easily, capturing 41.13 percent of ers showing this kind of support and the General Election ballot. “I’m elated. We had to do a 180 voters. faith in me. I look forward to speak - AT A G LANCE The lone incumbent running for in our campaign because I’m a DeLaHunt pulled away after all ing with them and sharing their office in the municipal elections, knock-on-the-door candidate,” the voters were counted, earning vision for the city and moving on to District 7 City Councilmember Donnell said. “I’m ecstatic about 30.08 percent to Maurer’s 28.79. the general election,” Hayden said. Jessica Cosden, advanced to the making it through and I look for - The difference between Joseph Kilraine and Edward general election, setting up an inter - ward.” DeLaHunt and Maurer after the Nichols were a distant third and esting matchup between herself and Patty Cummings placed third mail-in ballots were counted was fourth, respectively. Kilrane got the person she replaced. with 26.87 percent and will not only 30 votes out of the nearly 14.67 percent while Nichols had just Cosden got the most votes in her advance to November. 25,000 counted. 11.14 percent. three-way primary battle, with for - In District 2, it appeared there In District 3, the only four-way All results are unofficial until cer - mer District 7 council member would be a close battle between race, Tom Hayden was the top vote- tified. Donalds
CAPE CITY COUNCIL CAPE CITY COUNCIL CAPE CITY COUNCIL takes GOP DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 7 Sheppard DeLaHunt Hayden Cammarota Cosden (I) Donnell nomination Inside today’s Breeze in crowded Quilters Guild presents quilts to several local veter - Congressional ans. — INSIDE primary Tom Hayden...... 39% Dan Sheppard...... 41% Jessica Cosden (I)...... 40% By NATHAN MAYBERG NEWS OF NOTE Chris Cammarota...... 35% [email protected] Bryan DeLaHunt...... 30% Joseph Kilraine...... 15% Derrick Donnell...... 34% Todd Maurer...... 29% Patty L. Cummings...... 27% In the race for the 19th District Boys & Girls Edward Nichols...... 11% U.S. House of Representatives Clubs offering U.S. H OUSE DISTRICT 19 U.S. H OUSE DISTRICT 19 STATE SENATE DISTRICT 27 seat, Naples Republican and State Rep. Byron Donalds finished Virtual Learning Byron Cindy Ray ahead of Cape Coral Republican Assistance Donalds 23% Lyn Banyai Rodrigues and State Rep. Dane Eagle in a Eagle...... 22% 58% 75% nine-way race for the Republican program Askar...... 20% primary while Fort Myers Figlesthaler ....18% To help support the fami - Holden...... 42% Fitzenhagen..25% Democrat Cindy Banyai won a pri - lies who have chosen one of Henderson.....8% McLaughlin....4% mary over David Holden to run for the Lee County School Severson...... 3% the Congressional seat covering District’s distant learning Kowal...... 1% Lee County and Collier County. options for the 2020-2021 Aquino...... 1% Terry Miller, campaign manag - school year, the Boys & STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 77 LEE COUNTY SHERIFF PROPERTY APPRAISER er for Eagle, said they were intend - Girls Clubs of Lee County is ing to seek a recount due to the offering a new Virtual Mike Carmine Matt Learning Assistance pro - Giallombardo Marceno (I) Caldwell See DONALDS, page 4 gram in its clubs beginning Monday, Aug. 31, from 54% 69% 59% 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program offers a Blackwell.....46% Leavens...... 31% Miller...... 41% Marceno safe, positive environment for students to execute their distant learning plans with earns nod in adult supervision. Registra- tion is currently open and the LEE COUNTY COMMISSION LEE COUNTY COMMISSION LEE COUNTY COMMISSION Republican cost of the program is $40 DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 5 per month. For more details, please visit loveleekids.org Kevin Ray Frank or call our offices at 239- Ruane Sandelli (I) Mann (I) sheriff’s race 334-1886. 62% 62% 68% By CJ HADDAD The Boys & Girls Clubs [email protected] of Lee County offers pro - Dreikorn...... 38% Batos...... 38% Haas...... 32% Incumbent Sheriff Carmine grams that support educa - Marceno took the Republican tion, the arts, health & well - nomination in the race for Lee ness, leadership & service, County Sheriff, easily defeating and sports & recreation. challenger Jim Leavens Tuesday Safety is the Boys & Girls LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD evening in the primary. Clubs’ highest priority and i DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 3 Marceno earned 69.13% of the they continue to adhere to all vote (57,399) while Leavens local, state, and federal guid - earned 30.87% (25,636). ance. “I am honored to be your sher - Cathleen iff,” Marceno said. “I couldn’t INDEX Morgan (I) have done it without the amazing 52% residents of Lee County and my team at the Lee County Sheriff’s Legal Notices . . 6-10 Office.” Local Tides ...... 4 Marceno will go on to the General Election where he will Police Blotter . . . . . 2 Melisa 42% John F. “Jeff” Chris 39% Jacqueline face Democrat Robert Neeld and Sports ...... 4 Giovannelli (I) McCullers 28% Patricca (I) Perez 31% Bohatch...... 30% non-party affiliated candidates Fox...... 22% Sheard...... 18% Weather ...... 2 DiGrazio...... 30% Carmen McKinney and Michael Cavin...... 8% “Coach Ray” Qualls. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN NON-PARTISAN “I will not let the voters down, I PRIMARY PRIMARY PRIMARY will put this uniform on again SOURCES: LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS RESULTS ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED (I) INCUMBENT /FLORIDA DIVISION OF ELECTIONS 7 48445 46010 1 See MARCENO, page 4 Ruane, Sandelli and Mann earn primary wins for district seats on Lee County Commission Sandelli will face Democrat the general election in which a All three move on to November General Election Todd Truax in the General write-in candidate, Kayley By NATHAN MAYBERG but there is a qualified write-in Election in which a write-in candi - McHugh, also qualified. The dis - [email protected] candidate, Kelsey Hotchkiss. The date, Molly Hannigan also quali - trict includes Fort Myers, North In the races for the Lee County district includes Cape Coral and fied. Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres. Board of County Commissioners, Sanibel. In District 5, Republican pri - According to the Lee County the Republican primary for In District 3, which covers Fort mary voters backed incumbent Supervisor of Elections Office, District 1 went to Sanibel Mayor Myers Beach, Estero, Bonita Frank Mann by the largest land - there were 110,172 total votes by Kevin Ruane who took 62% of the Springs and part of Fort Myers, slide of the county commissioner mail, 27,017 votes at precincts on vote over Matlatcha resident Republican primary voters chose candidates. Mann garnered more election day and 11,081 votes by Michael Dreikorn. incumbent Ray Sandelli over than 67% of all ballots against the early voting. There is no Democratic Party Village of Estero Trustee Nicholas challenge of Steven Haas. Mann All results are unofficial until challenger for the seat being vacat - Batos. Sandelli had 62% of the will face Democratic Party chal - certified. ed by Republican John Manning vote. lenger the Rev. Juan Gonzalez in Page 2 Wednesday, August 19, 2020 capecoralbreeze.com CAPE CORAL BREEZE City of Cape Coral marks 50th anniversary with document-signing re-enactment By CHUCK BALLARO [email protected] In 1970, much of Del Prado Boulevard was still a dirt road and little more than 10,000 people called the com - munity home. But residents went to the polls on Aug. 18 of that year and voted to become a city with Tuesday marking the 50th anniversary of that historic day. In pandemic problematic 2020, the golden anniversary milestone was marked with a re-enactment of the signing of the city’s incorporation papers, a much-scaled down event than the city had originally planned but momentous nonetheless. Current and former city and county officials, a few of the founding residents of the city, and even the county commissioner who signed the original document that day were in attendance for the 35-minute event that told the story of incorporation and looked ahead to the next 50 years.
CHUCK BALLARO Former County Commissioner Bruce Scott, center, participates in the re-enactment of the signing of the city's incorporation papers during the 50th anniversary celebration of incorporation Tuesday at the Public Works building. With him are, from left, State Rep. Dane Eagle, County Commissioner John Manning, former Mayor Joe Mazurkiewicz and Gloria Tate, president of the Cape Coral Historical Society. Gloria Tate, president of the Cape Coral Historical tees. People could watch the event on the city’s local Society, remembered the issue of incorporation as very access station, Cape TV, and on Facebook Live. contentious. In the end, fewer than 300 votes out of more “We’re here to recognize the efforts of many residents than 4,200 made the difference. who helped us toward incorporation. Today is election The papers were signed once a mayor and city council day, just like it was 50 years ago on Aug. 18, 1970, when members were selected. However, it was not signed by the citizens came together to vote to incorporate,” Tate said. governor. Also speaking were Mayor Joe Coviello; new City “There was never an official signing. It wasn’t signed Manager Rob Hernandez; County Commissioners Brian by the governor. We have signed papers from 1984 from Hamman, Manning, Frank Mann and Cecil Pendergrass; the secretary of state where they finally recognized it,” as well as Scott, Eagle and Mazurkiewicz. Tate said. “There isn’t an official date when it was incor - Eagle and Hamman were born and raised in Cape Cape Coral Mayor Joe Coviello speaks during porated that we can find yet.” Coral, and both spoke of how amazed they are of the the 50th anniversary celebration of incorpora - One of the people there that day was Bruce Scott, who growth of Cape Coral, now approaching 200,000 resi - tion Tuesday at the Public Works building. was the county commissioner who swore in the first mayor dents. and city council in 1970. “Southwest Cape was like the outskirts of the north “Gulf American came and bought the land, but when Cape. We would go next door to our friend’s house, and it CAPE CORAL there got to be a few people here, there were things that was the only other house,” Eagle said. BREEZE Gulf American shouldn’t have been doing and there was a “The first mayor I ever heard of was Joe Mazurkiewicz lot of tension,” Scott said. “The only way to cure it was and the first councilman was John Manning when I was ((+%' 0( 15$-+%#4+0/ incorporation. People like to be in control of themselves.” 2,” Hamman said. '- 2#&0 -6& #1' 02#- The city signed the official papers when Joe Mann’s remembrance was when his father bought Cape *0/' Mazurkiewicz was mayor. He was among the four who Coral land from Gerald Moody before the city existed. He 0523 0/ 2+ #. 1. signed during the re-enactment along with Scott, State had a ranch and bunkhouse there as well as 1 square mile. $2'':'/'731#1'23%0. Rep. Dane Eagle and County Commissioner John “He paid $40 an acre for it. When people asked why he #9.0/&