THREE DAYS A WEEK POST COMMENTS AT CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM A happy CAPE CORAL angler Kids All American Fishing Derby held BREEZE — INSIDE EARLY-WEEK EDITION WEATHER: Isolated Storms • Tonight: Mostly Clear • Wednesday: Isolated Storms — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 50, No. 74 Tuesday, June 21, 2011 50 cents Krym: Fuel audit report shows flaws within system for Bill Towler’s report on the Towler wrote that fuel usage Findings do not prove or disprove fuel was stolen or missing city’s fuel management proce- in the city increased nearly 100 dures last year, identified the percent after FY 2006, represent- By DREW WINCHESTER has been relying on for over a “We removed the issue of who decade. said what and looked only at con- city’s fuel controls as being sus- ing 360,000 gallons. [email protected] pect. He wrote that security meas- He also wrote that over a mil- City Auditor Margaret Krym The figure of $31,693, as trol over the system and whether identified within the report, does or not it was effective,” Krym ures were easily circumvented, lion dollars can be saved each said the much anticipated fuel deliveries were not monitored and year if the city were to revert to audit report did not prove or dis- not represent missing fuel, only said. “We found there was no the difference between what was control and the system was inef- that management controls are FY 2006 levels, but Krym said prove whether fuel was stolen or “corrupted and ineffective,” as he those were assumptions made by missing, and instead only spoke spent, and what was allocated for fective.” fuel between 2005 – 2010, she The so-called “Towler wrote in the cover letter of his Towler because of “gaps” in the to the inherent flaws within the report. system of controls that the city said. Report,” which became the basis See REPORT, page 6A Watching the ducks race Council backs creation of beach at Four Freedoms Park By DREW WINCHESTER Chris Chulakes-Leetz said. [email protected] Mayor John Sullivan said he City Council approved con- needed some heavy duty assur- structing a beach at Four ance that the water was safe for Freedoms Park Monday. Valued swimmers before he gave his at just under $42,000, the beach endorsement. project was identified as part of “I wouldn’t be happy unless the CRA’s newly designed vision we had four to five years of water plan, and represents the first of testing,” he said. what the downtown group hopes CRA Chairman Don Heisler are many changes on the horizon told council the money was com- for the district. ing from the CRA coffers and not The beach did spur concern the city’s. from some council members. Heisler said the beach could Spending that amount of become a new attraction in the money for that particular project district and help neighboring gave Chris Chulakes-Leetz pause businesses. — not against the project, he did “It will enhance the neighbor- say the timing could be different hood … this is a cumulative effort MICHAEL PISTELLA and the money could represent to bring people to the CRA dis- Sun Splash lifeguards Josh Shidel and Ashley Gosling watch the duck float by dur- someone’s job down the road. trict,” he said. ing the 911 River Rally at the Cape Coral water park Saturday. The race was a bene- “This is not a project that has The CRA hired famed planner fit for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Communications Training Team. to be done forthwith … spending Bernard Zyscovich last year to that amount of money I don’t Fund-raiser makes a splash think is prudent in this economy,” See BEACH, page 6A By TIFFANY REPECKI Discussions [email protected] Area residents helped raise funds for a good cause Saturday and got a shot at winning cash prizes. of infill, biosolids The 911 River Rally, held at Sun Splash Family Waterpark for the second year, served as a fund-raiser for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Communications Training Team. People proposals move on purchased tiny plastic ducks for $2 each or three for $5, which were later released on the By DREW WINCHESTER est by a council majority to enter Lazy River. The first three to cross the line [email protected] into a long term agreement with earned their owners a cash prize. City Council supported mov- Charlotte County, which they The laziest duck, the last one to finish the ing forward with both the infill hope would take the city’s waste race, also earned its purchaser a cash prize. assessment and outsourcing the and help to cut costs by “This is really easy, simple, fun,” Cindy city’s biosolids production $750,000 annually. Dunaway, a training officer and telecommuni- Monday, but both votes of confi- But the city would have to cator with the LCSO’s 911 team, said. “And dence simply moved those cease portions of its own produc- kids like it.” processes forward and do not rep- tion, downgrading its waste prod- She explained that the agency has had no resent a final vote. uct from AA to B and that wor- funds for training in over four years and the City staff is expected to work ried Mayor John Sullivan, who event enables it to raise the money needed to on both proposals during coun- tried to project a worst case sce- send staffers to advanced communications cil’s summer hiatus and have nario while considering the inter- training and classes. Last year, the group sold more information available upon local agreement with Charlotte 500 to 700 ducks and raised $1,500. the board’s return. County. Organizers estimated that about 800 ducks in Staff already said that both “I want to make sure we’re not total were sold for this year’s event. proposals, used in conjunction, out on a limb,” he said. “Today has been unbelievable,” Dunaway could signal zero water rate Meanwhile, staff will start said Saturday of the sales. “Today has been increases over the next two years, developing the assessment roll great.” and a 3.5 percent hike in the fol- after council supported the infill North Fort Myers resident Bill Flynn Connor Roggero and his fellow Sun Splash lowing three years. Rates are cur- option. stopped by the water park just to participate in lifeguards gather the ducks that participat- rently scheduled to increase 8 Even though staff is now ed in the 911 River Rally. percent this fiscal year. See SPLASH, page 6A There’s already an early inter- See PROPOSALS, page 6A Fine Arts For Kids Summer Camp opens at studio By MEGHAN McCOY a clay artist, worked with 16 kids, put on top of the clay to create a this year, was having fun design- because she has the opportunity [email protected] who ranged in age from 5 to 8, mold for a ceramic plate. ing her ceramic plate. She said to feel the texture of the clay. Thirty-five kids attended the teaching them about clay. Once the mold was created, she liked it because it’s almost Although she enjoys pottery, first day of the week-long Cape Aldred said since she thinks of the campers had the opportunity like a dinner plate that you can Alexa said she likes the camp Coral Arts Studio’s Fine Arts For the kids as artists, she teaches to draw a cartoon sketch of their put anything on. because she has the chance to Kids Summer Camp Monday them about the kiln, clay and choice for the face of the plate. “It’s really good,” she said work with all kinds of art. morning. The theme of the camp glaze, so they fully understand The kids worked diligently trying about the camp. “They teach us a Aldred has her students sign is “Steamboat Willie” and the what they are doing and how the to perfect their masterpieces, lot about art.” all of their artwork to encourage youngsters are creating projects process of creating pottery unrav- which sometimes were erased Alexa Hillery, 8, also decided them to be proud of what they inspired by the 1928 appearance els. with their hand to provide a new to attend the camp again this year create. of Mickey Mouse with clay, Each youngster was provided canvas to work with. because she enjoys working with “I encourage them to focus drawings and paint. with a paper plate, a circular piece Sophia Skweir, 7, who attend- clay on the wheel. Monday morning, Teri Aldred, of clay and another paper plate to ed the camp for the second time “I like pottery,” she said, See STUDIO, page 3A ATAGLANCE AROUND THE CAPE NEWS OF NOTE WHAT’S INSIDE Great American Picnic Registration under way for Annie’s Mailbox ....9A Horoscopes........9A at Cape Harbour July 3 Root Fishing Tournament Cape Life ..........7A Obituaries ..........3A CASH 3: Get an early start on your Fourth of July Registration is now open for the 9th celebration by getting in the spirit of the Annual David Lee Root Jr. Memorial Community ........8A Police Blotter ....2A 6-8-1 / 4-1-2 PLAY 4: holiday at the family favorite “Great Fishing Tournament, a catch, photograph Classifieds........1-4B Sports ........12-13A 0-8-9-7 / 0-0-1-8 American Picnic” Sunday, July 3, from and release angling event that will be held Comics ............10A Tides ..................2A Fantasy 5 noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Marina at Cape Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9, at 3-6-17-21-34 Harbour.