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THREE DAYS A WEEK POST COMMENTS AT CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM Friendly CAPE CORAL shootout Cape High boys advance to soccer regional finals for first time BREEZE —SPORTS MID-WEEK EDITION WEATHER: Partly Cloudy • Tonight: Mostly Cloudy • Friday: Chance of Showers — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 50, No. 18 Thursday, February 10, 2011 50 cents Celebrate Cape Coral Block Party ‘on hold’ Lack of sponsorship, change in chamber direction make popular celebration unlikely this year By DREW WINCHESTER is attempting to “shift focus” Leadership Excellence” in March. said. “It’s taking some of the Block Party could return next [email protected] toward educational and leader- Reduced revenue is partially resources for Celebrate Cape year, too, if the money is avail- The Cape Coral Chamber of ship opportunities for its mem- responsible for the Block Party Coral.” able, but for now Quaintance said Commerce will not be hosting bers in 2011. cancellation, but bringing Disney Quaintance said the the focus will shift entirely to one of its signature community Quaintance announced recent- officials to the Cape is also prov- Chamber’s other two tentpole helping chamber members and events this year, as the Celebrate ly the Chamber would be hosting ing a costly, but hopefully, events — Holiday Festival of the local business community. Cape Coral Block Party tradition- the first of its focus groups at the rewarding effort. Lights in December and Red, “Like any other organization ally held the first Saturday in end of February. “It’s a significant investment White & Boom! in July — still ... you have to constantly reinvent March has been put on hold. The Chamber also is planning to bring Disney down here for have sponsorships and will be yourself,” he added. Chamber President Mike to host the Disney Institute’s this, but it’s expensive to bring held as planned. The Block Party annually Quaintance said the organization “Disney’s Approach to them down here,” Quaintance The Celebrate Cape Coral See CELEBRATE, City to provide legal representation in ethics complaints Tallahassee law firm retained for two members of Cape Coral City Council By TIFFANY REPECKI individual have a lawsuit filed [email protected] against the city regarding the util- The city of Cape Coral will ities expansion project and its represent the mayor and a coun- assessment methodology. In cilman in an ethics complaint December, they offered to settle filed with the state. with the city for a total of A complaint was filed with the $10,001 and the proposal was Florida Commission on Ethics brought forward for council con- against Mayor John Sullivan and sideration at a special meeting. Councilmember Bill Deile. Deile and Sullivan did not vote According to Deile, the complaint but spoke on the subject, with was filed by a city employee and each filing required conflict of has to do with he and Sullivan interest disclosure forms prior to MICHAEL PISTELLA speaking out about the assess- the session. Island Bi-Design owners Irene Read and Bobbie Lemmons donated interior and exte- ment methodology for the utilities Council rejected the mediated rior teak furniture to the latest recipients of a home makeover for the television series project at a meeting. settlement, which Deile said Tuesday makes no sense. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” The show airs Sunday from 8-9 p.m. on ABC. “I think the complaint was that we bullied council by talking “It’s going to cost them more about it,” he said. to defend it than to settle it,” he Deile, Sullivan and a third Business provides furniture for See ETHICS, 6A ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ Southwest residents Donates $47,000 in items to show’s featured family get update on Spreader By MEGHAN McCOY would be used for “Extreme [email protected] Makeover: Home Edition,” Two women who recently To go Read said it was very exciting Neighborhood association has taken began a business in Cape Coral and scary all at the same time. What She explained that to be the no position but welcomes information were chosen as the furniture ven- Viewing Party dor to furnish a deserving family’s main furniture designer, the on hotly contested reinstallation proposal home on “Extreme Makeover: When company has to donate up to Home Edition,” which will air Sunday, Feb. 13, $50,000 in furniture for the By DREW WINCHESTER issue, if not all the “ins and from 7 p.m. Sunday, at 8 p.m., on ABC show. dwinchester@breezenewspapers outs” of the proposal to re- Irene Read and Bobbie Where “It was a huge endeavor The Southwest install a barrier in the so-called Lemmons, the founders of Island Island Bi-Design for us to take,” Read said Neighborhood Association has “Spreader Canal.” Bi-Design began sharing ideas 1331 Cape Coral Parkway about the $47,000 they donat- taken no official position on the The original barrier, a July of last year to start their teak ed in furniture. “We stepped Northwest Spreader Ecosystem boatlift, was removed due to furniture design business and Details up to that plate.” Management Agreement, but breaches around the structure. received their certificate of use for www.islandbidesign.com Within a couple of days used its meeting Wednesday The city opposes reinstallation their Cape Coral Parkway space they received the blue print of night to share information with but still has applied for a permit on Jan. 19. the house that was being built, their members about the situa- with the state as has been Lemmons said they received an e-mail on Jan. along with notification that the furniture would be tion. required. 5 that contained pictures of their teak furniture used for the interior and exterior of the home. President Joe Cervoni said it While he hasn’t taken an that resembled pictures they posted on their web- Lemmons explained that the design team for was important to make sure the official vote or pulse of the site. “Extreme Makeover” provided them with an indi- association members had a clear association’s members, Cervoni “They loved so many of our pieces,” she said cation of what they wanted in terms of furniture. picture, especially financially, said he believes he already about the e-mail’s message. “As we read through “It almost took a village to pull it together,” of what was happening. knows how most feel. the paperwork we realized that they only credit Lemmons said. “We turned it around in three “When it has to do with their “I think if you were to ask one furniture vendor.” days.” money being spent, it’s impor- most members, I would think Read explained that it was an amazing feeling The two women left for their secret location on tant to know what’s happening, they would be against it,” he that after collaborating and working so hard for Jan. 12 with two 24-foot trucks full of materials one way or the other,” Cervoni added. six months their company was recognized. said. Presentations from Oliver After it was confirmed that Island Bi-Design See MAKEOVER, page 6A He said he believed most members were informed on the See SPREADER, 6A State budget has Lee School District looking at shortfall By DREW WINCHESTER accepting the new governor’s proposed Desamours said the FY 2011 2012 lion, according to Desamours. [email protected] budget. deficit could be as high as $52 million, but If the total shortfall hits $40 million, the The Lee County School District could “We don’t know quite yet how the leg- Scott’s budget does have some components fund would obviously not cover the need, face between $20-$40 million in shortfalls islature will accept this. We have to give it to stave off that figure and bring it down but could help. Yet, there are still some next fiscal year, based on budget projec- some time,” Desamours said. between $20 and $52 million. potential budget adjustments that could tions recently released from Gov. Rick Continued decreases in the millage rate, “Some of what the governor’s office is need to be made to the FY 2010 2011 Scott. student allocation and federal stimulus projecting will help to offset that,” she budget. Ami Desamours, from the School funds are projected, in part, to drive the said. “We’re recouping some of those loss- “If there is a need mid year adjustment District’s Business Services, warned those shortfall, but a tweak to the state’s retire- es with retirement savings.” and use reserves, it will give us less to bal- numbers are still contingent on several fac- ment system for teachers will help to offset The School Board has a “shortfall fund ance next year’s budget,” said Board mem- tors, specifically Florida’s legislature some of the costs. for board priorities” of roughly $34 mil- See SHORTFALL, page 6A ATAGLANCE NEWS OF NOTE NEWS OF NOTE WHAT’S INSIDE Motorcyclist dies in Tribute to Soldier statue Annie’s Mailbox......9A Horoscopes......9A crash on Pine Island to be moved temporarily Classifieds.............1-4B Obituaries..........9A CASH 3: The driver of a motorcycle was killed The Tribute to a Soldier Statue located Comics.............10A Police Blotter......2A 4-4-9 / 6-8-3 and his passenger injured in a crash on Pine in the Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve Crossword........10A Sports.........12-13A PLAY 4: Island Wednesday afternoon. Memorial Area will be moved to allow for 3-1-5-7 / 6-4-6-6 The female passenger suffered minor the replacement of the granite plate. Dr. Donohue......9A That’s Racing.......4B Fantasy 5 injuries, officials said.

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