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POST COMMENTS, SHARE VIEWS, READ BLOGS ON CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM Inside today’s SER VING CA PE CORAL, PI NE ISLAN D & N . FT. MY R eal ERS Breeze APE ORAL eal E state C C MARKETERMARKETER Your complete Cape Coral, Lee County Beachfront Condo Fully Furnished real estate guide Condo N ORTH OC EDIT TOBE ION R 22, 2009 COV ER PR ESENT See Pages 8 & 9 AILY REEZE ED BY WON D B DERLA ND R EALTY WEATHER: Partly Sunny • Tonight: Partly Cloudy • Saturday: Partly Sunny — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 48, No. 247 Friday, October 23, 2009 50 cents Candidates see eye-to-eye on some matters City debate covers fees, UEP District 1 council candidates Jim Martin, left, and By DREW WINCHESTER Roughly 40 people turned trusted advisor or source of Marty McClain [email protected] out for the action, watching as information in the city might Entering the homestretch of the candidates chimed in on be, candidates cited themselves address questions November’s general election, topics ranging from rebooting or their spouses. during Thursday’s Cape Coral City Council candi- the utilities expansion project Only District 1 candidate debate at city hall. dates found some common to the future of the Community Marty McClain, and District 4 ground Thursday night during a Redevelopment Agency. candidate Chris Chulakes- DREW WINCHESTER debate at city hall. When asked who their most See DEBATE, page 6A Jacobsen turns down CRA raise due to economy Says progress being made in South Cape By DREW WINCHESTER “I sat down and thought [email protected] Cape Coral Community about it and said, ‘These Redevelopment Agency are hard times.’” Executive Director John — John Jacobsen, Jacobsen is turning down a pay CRA executive director increase, saying he had second thoughts about accepting the PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE BREEZE raise after considering current cent performance bonus. economic conditions. Jacobsen, who makes CRA board members $107,500 annually, already Tribute to injured officer approved the raise Tuesday, had the cost of living factored into his three-year contract. Christa McAuliffe Charter Elementary School recently started Public Safety Day with a which included a 3 percent cost special message for Cape Coral police officer Damien Garcia, who usually is a partic- of living increase and a 4 per- See CRA, page 6A ipant each year. Garcia, a motorcycle officer, was injured in an accident while on duty in early June. He is now recuperating in Miami. ‘Accidental’ fire Annual Fall Kids’ Festival set demolishes home By MEGHAN McCOY [email protected] To go The 12th annual Fall Kids’ Festival, presented What in northern Cape by the Harney Point Kiwanis Club and the Cape 12th annual Fall Kids’ Festival Coral Parks and Recreation Department, will be Who held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Jaycee Park. Harney Point Kiwanis Club and Special events coordinator Todd King said the Cape Parks and Recreation Department $250,000 in damage free, health and safety fair is another way for the parks and recreation department to offer an inex- When Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. arrived the house was half engulfed. pensive, fun event for families to enjoy. By MCKENZIE CASSIDY Where [email protected] Cape Coral fire investigator The festival began in 1998 through the Alan Carter ruled the fire “acciden- Harney Point Kiwanis and the city as a way to Jaycee Park, 4215 S.E. 20th Ave. Cape Coral firefighters respond- ed to a house fire Wednesday night tal,” and officials said it was likely provide families and children with an outlet of Cost caused by an internal electrical valuable information and resources to enhance on Pleasant Lane Road in an unin- Free, but any canned donations for corporated area of the north Cape. problem. their quality of life. Cape Coral Caring Center appreciated City 911 dispatchers received a The home, located in a private The festival will feature local live entertain- subdivision off of Jacaranda ment, interactive experiences, information, crafts, call at 6:44 p.m. about flames com- and activities for children. The Cape Coral police ing from a home at 17131 Pleasant Parkway, could not be saved by food vendors, face painting, balloon creatures, and fire departments will have cars and trucks firefighters. pony rides, a giant inflatable slide, motorcycles, Road, said city spokesperson present for attendees to see. Connie Barron. When firefighters music and dance puppetry for children up to 18 He added that a costume contest will be held, See FIRE, page 3A years old. along with a fingerprinting service for children King said the festival will provide games, fun See FESTIVAL, page 6A School foundation names Cape’s ex-mayor to board By MCKENZIE CASSIDY “We added a new board member position. He was inter- [email protected] The Cape Coral Municipal ested in helping us, so the board created a new director Charter Schools Foundation is slot.” celebrating its second anniver- sary by electing former mayor — Kevin Colpoys, executive director of Cape Coral Municipal Charter Schools Foundation Eric Feichthaler to its board of directors. Similar to The Foundation Middle and Oasis High. was interested in helping us, so for Lee County Public Schools, According to Kevin the board created a new direc- the charter foundation raises Colpoys, executive director of tor slot.” CHRIS STRINE money and supports extracur- the charter foundation, the Feichthaler, a local attorney, ricular programs for the city’s position was created for served on a number of county A home on Pleasant Road, north of Jacaranda Parkway in charter system, which includes Feichthaler. and state boards for community Cape Coral, was completely destroyed by a fire Christa McAuliffe Elementary, “We added a new board planning and development. Wednesday evening. The owners were not home when the Oasis Elementary, Oasis member position,” he said. “He See CHARTER, page 6A fire broke out and the blaze has been ruled accidental. ATAGLANCE AROUND THE CAPE NEWS OF NOTE WHAT’S INSIDE Civic sets candidate forum DUI checkpoint planned The Cape Coral Civic Association A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled Annie’s Mailbox ..14A Horoscopes......14A will host a candidate forum from 7-9 for this weekend, beginning today. The oper- Business ................7A Nation ................5A Florida p.m. Tuesday in the main ballroom at the ation will take place in an undisclosed loca- Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood tion in Lee County as the sheriff’s office con- Classifieds ..........1-6B Police Blotter ....2A Lottery CASH 3: Parkway. All candidates vying for city tinues its commitment to getting impaired Comics ............10A Sports ........11-13A 1-1-4 / 9-7-1 elected offices have been invited. The drivers off roadways and in support of edu- Crossword........10A State ..................3A PLAY 4: meeting will be a mirror of the first can- cation efforts such as the national “Drunk 0-2-9-9 / 1-1-7-3 didate forum held in August, when Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” cam- Dr. Donohue ....14A Today in History....14A Fantasy 5 approximately 250 attended. Candidates paign. Checkpoint emphasis is placed on Editorial..............4A TV Listings ........9A 12-22-25-27-33 have been asked to provide their favorite removing impaired drivers from roadways, Lotto baked good or cookie for the mix and reducing the likelihood impaired drivers will Highlights ..........8A Weather ............2A 2-9-13-17-39-44 x 5 mingle time following the forum. The operate vehicles on roadways, heightening Florida Powerball 6-16-34-45-51 meeting is open to the public and pro- awareness and educating the public on the PB 4 x 2 vided free of charge as a public service. dangers of drunk driving. Daily enforcement, For information, call vice president sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols Anthony Farina at 542-6768 or e-mail are a part of ongoing efforts to curb traffic 7 48445 46010 1 [email protected]. fatalities, injuries and crashes. Page 2A Friday, October 23, 2009 cape-coral-daily-breeze.com CAPE CORAL DAILY BREEZE SWFAS to host annual children’s talent show Valle. Twenty-three performers auditioned this month. To go Last year’s show had 25 per- Event free and open to public What formers. She said 25 was far too Third annual Every Child By MCKENZIE CASSIDY and dancing, to the creation of a there will be information on pre- long and auditions were a way to Is a Star Talent Show [email protected] magic act and a gymnastics routine. scription drug abuse for children and keep the show manageable. Before the talent show begins, parents, she said. Elementary, middle and high When Southwest Florida Addiction Nov. 7 from 3-5 p.m. Services is producing its third annu- SWFAS will host a silent auction A patient from SWFAS’ rehabil- school performers are each in the with different themed baskets — itation center will tell children about running to get a $75 cash prize. Where al Every Child is a Star Talent Show, First Christian Church, where children of all ages perform in movies, sports and bath or body the dangers of substance abuse. “We are very pleased with the products, for example. “This year we are going to have level of talent our community has in 2061 McGregor Blvd., a safe, drug-free venue. Fort Myers The talent show is 3-5 p.m. Nov. “When we decided to start this one of our patients in the rehab cen- its young people and invite the pub- 7 at First Christian Church in Fort event three years ago, we wanted for ter talk about their story,” del Valle lic to come see for themselves,” said Information Myers.

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