City May Withdraw from Regional Planning Council
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THREE DAYS A WEEK POST COMMENTS AT CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM Back CAPE CORAL at home Little League Senior All-Stars return to the Cape BREEZE — SPORTS EARLY-WEEK EDITION WEATHER: CHance of Showers • Tonight: Mostly Cloudy • Wednesday: Chance of Showers — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 50, No. 98 Tuesday, August 16, 2011 50 cents City may withdraw from regional planning council “I’m sorry it wasn’t shut down for the planning council, asked Sullivan said the city already Sullivan driving force behind discussion sooner. It should have been done the mayor to reconsider the deci- has two representatives on the a long time ago.” sion until a permanent director council in County Commissioners By DREW WINCHESTER served on the board for two years The Southwest Florida could be put in place. Donley said John Manning and Tammy Hall. [email protected] and has found little advantage for Regional Planning Council the search for the director could “We can execute what we City Council is expected to the price tag. includes governmental represen- be start soon. need to through them,” Sullivan vote next week on whether it Sullivan is the one driving the tatives from Charlotte, Collier, The city of Cape Coral pays said. “We can also go down to cit- should continue as a member of initiative to vacate the seat. As a Lee, Glades, Hendry and Sarasota more than any other municipality izens input and let them know the Southwest Florida Regional voting member, the city of Cape counties and provides planning for its membership, according to what we’re thinking.” Planning Council, a decision that Coral gets one vote. and inter-governmental coordina- Donley, which is based on popu- Councilmember Marty could save the city $50,000. “I saw absolutely nothing that tion, according to its website. lation. Donley said it equates to Mayor John Sullivan said he’s came out of it,” Sullivan said. Liz Donley, interim director roughly 30 cents per person. See WITHDRAW, page 9A A calming hug Mayor’s attempt to restart auditor selection process rejected By DREW WINCHESTER [email protected] “It should have been more Days removed from a six-hour decisive. I’ve never quite deliberation that ended with City seen anything like that from Council selecting Margaret Krym this council.” as Cape Coral’s auditor, Mayor John Sullivan said Monday he — Mayor John Sullivan wants to start the process all over again because it was “flawed.” After thinking about the selec- The dais was literally split tion process — which included down the middle, with Council- three deadlocked votes, two members Erick Kuehn, Bill Deile, rounds of questioning and a failed Pete Brandt and Sullivan wanting motion to re-advertise the job — Krym; and Councilmembers Sullivan said it didn’t “feel right.” Chris Chulakes-Leetz, Kevin “It should have been more McGrail, Marty McClain and decisive,” Sullivan said. “I’ve Derrick Donnell all supporting never quite seen anything like Johnson. that from this council.” The impasse on council ended Although there were three when McGrail switched his vote finalists for the job, council to support Krym. locked in on two candidates: McGrail maintained that Interim Auditor Margaret Krym, switching his vote was a show of and Lesia Johnson, auditor for the MICHAEL PISTELLA city of Atlanta. Christina Toney comforts her son Jacob, 3, before he goes to his classroom on his See MAYOR, page 9A first day of pre-Kindergarten at St. Andrew Catholic School Monday. It is the first year the school is offering a pre-Kindergarten class for 3 year olds. Pizza with a purpose School year begins at St. Andrew Chef Todd, kids cook up some culinary more about each other. Half-day sessions to be held the first week Once the prayer service con- delight for the Children’s Hospital cluded, various activities were By MEGHAN McCOY She said Monday was a great Todd” stemmed from a personal held for the students, along with By MEGHAN McCOY [email protected] first day of school. experience he had while working discussions about the gospel [email protected] Lines of parents formed in Seventh grade student Julia at Pizza Hut when he was 15. He reading, which highlighted the Huge smiles lit the faces of the front hallway, which over- Canzano began organizing her said his boss brought in children concept of seeds. three youngsters Saturday morn- flowed outside of St. Andrew locker after school let out from the Make-A-Wish Dudek said that seeds repre- ing as they created their own Catholic School Monday after- Monday afternoon to get ready Foundation to show them how to sent the talents and goals the pizza and gelato desert during the noon, as they waited for the for the rest of the school year. make pizza. students want to accomplish, in third annual “Cooking with clock to strike noon, so they She said she is looking forward Johnson said the joy he saw on addition to how they can be ger- Todd” event at The Joint and Run could walk into their child’s to participating in the extracur- the kid’s faces stuck with him minated to become fruitful and Agrounds, which is an addition to classroom to pick them up from ricular activities and sports this through all these years, which is successful. the annual Rumrunners Celebrity their first day of school. year. why he began the annual Sister Charlotte Gould, who Chef Night. As of Friday, the student “The first day went well as “Cooking with Todd” event. He teaches the 4-year-old voluntary The children’s cooking event enrollment for St. Andrew far as the first day could go,” she said he wanted to see the smiles pre-kindergarten class, said she took off after Chef Todd Johnson, Catholic School was already up said. on the faces of children whom he had 16 children in class on managing partner of Rumrunners, by 37 students, which school Canzano said the students is helping. Monday. Due to the popularity The Joint and Run Agrounds, officials said will increase even attended a prayer service After Johnson held his first of the class, she said they added decided to do something for chil- more due to additional interest Monday morning before receiv- “Cooking with Todd,” he had a an additional pre-kindergarten dren after the Rumrunners and applications turned in on ing their lockers and going over tour of the Children’s Hospital, basic procedures and routines of class this year to accommodate Celebrity Chef Night was deemed Monday. which gave him a perspective of middle school. more children. to be a huge success with the Julie Dudek, who teaches adults. The celebrity chef night how the annual Rumrunners Dudek said this is the second The students sang “Twinkle, middle school literature, math benefits Barbara’s Friends The Celebrity Chef Night benefits the year a morning service was held Twinkle Little Star,” read the and religion, said the school Children’s Hospital Cancer Fund. children. reached its maximum amount of for the middle school students. book and created a few crafts “I was so happy with the event “I met the people who we raise 35 students for 6th graders this She said the service is a way to that included stars during the for the adults, that I had to do year. She said the 7th and 8th the money for,” Johnson said. bring the entire middle school first day of school. something for the kids,” Johnson grade levels each had 30 stu- To have the chance to make student body together before said. dents on the first day of school. See SCHOOL, page 6A they are split into groups to learn The idea of “Cooking with See PIZZA, page 3A Sales Tax Holiday draws buyers but many did not wait By MEGHAN McCOY waived the 6 percent sales tax on with his family Sunday to pur- Holiday, WINK-FM, WINK-TV One of the generous donations [email protected] clothing, footwear, accessories chase some items that he did not and the Lee County School came from someone who donated Although the Tax Free and school supplies, began in buy last weekend. Although he District held the fifth annual Stuff $100 worth of school supplies for Holiday brought crowds out to 1998 for Florida residents. made use of the tax free weekend, the Bus event to benefit the stu- the cause. the stores this weekend, many Dorothy Berry said she bought he said it really did not save him dents in need in the district. The majority of the supplies families already did the majority school supplies and uniforms that much money for back to The crowds came out as early donated were pencils, crayons, or all of their shopping before the prior to the Tax Free Holiday to school supplies. as 8 a.m. Saturday to the Target notebooks and folders, the basic first day of school. ensure they were able to purchase “What do you save, $6 on Superstore on Daniels Parkway necessities needed for school. The three-day sales tax enough uniforms for school. She $100,” he said. and US 41 to donate items for the “We know these supplies will exemption period began Friday said she did not really make use Cipaian said there were a lot of school bus. Some of the donations be used all year round,” Lois and ended Sunday for shoppers of the free tax weekend and hopes people in the shops this weekend came from people who did not Thome with WINK News said.