Post Comments, share Views, read Blogs on CaPe-Coral-daily-Breeze.Com Tough CAPE CORAL opponent Ida S. Baker beats Island Coast 20-3 DAILY BREEZE — SPORTS WEATHER: Partly Cloudy • Tonight: Partly Cloudy • Saturday: Partly Cloudy — 2A cape-coral-daily-breeze.com Vol. 48, No. 218 Friday, September 18, 2009 50 cents Areas of Lee County could face lights out Oct. 1 “Commissioner (Brian) Bigelow, I Individual tax increases killed as appeal to you. If we don’t approve this the lights do truly go out in Charleston commission OKs $421M budget Park. You’ve made your point.” — Commissioner Frank Mann By CHARLIE WHITEHEAD But it is going to cost. es slated for 14 individual taxing Because of a new state law districts. Most of them are small Special to the Breeze ones to persuade his vote. Lee County Attorney David Commissioner Brian Bigelow requiring a unanimous vote for spe- streetlighting districts. Without a vote to set the tax rate, Owen said the county may be able to was able to whittle a little off the Lee cific property tax increases that are When Bigelow refused to sup- the districts face having their lights continue collecting taxes at the exist- County budget Thursday night. more than 10 percent, Bigelow’s port the increases, other commis- single opposing vote halted increas- sioners refused to approve smaller turned off. See COUNTY, page 3A Hoping for a break Council proposes 7.976 millage rate by cutting budget Hike from current rate By DREW WINCHESTER [email protected] “Those who have been As the Cape Coral City following the (budget) Council prepares to set the process, they will appre- 2009-10 fiscal year budget ciate the work we’ve put Wednesday, it will present citi- in. Anyone who’s really zens with a millage rate that is been following it, they’ll reduced from the tentative rate appreciate it.” set over a month ago. During the last budget work- — Councilmember shop Thursday, council brought Derrick Donnell the millage rate down to 7.976, or $7.98 for every $1,000 in taxable assessed value. Council 7.976 means residents will pay originally set the tentative rate $797.60 for every $100,000 in at 8.824. taxable assessed value. If the Lowering the millage rate to See CITY, page 2A MICHAEL PISTELLA LCSO unveils new Lehigh Acres resident Adam Thibodeau waits for an interview at Tarpon Point Marina’s new Resort at Marina Village. Several hundred applicants arrived Thursday for the first of a two-day job fair, making for a long process, particularly for Thibodeau whose wife just had twins. One is home and the other is still in the hospital. For more Tasers; first agency information about the resort and the job fair, visit: sunstream.com. Hundreds of applicants wait for in nation to acquire one-on-one interview at job fair Costs double the older which led to a holding area. model; new multi-shot Some stood in the holding area fanning them- Resort aiming to selves with resumes or application forms, while By MEGHAN McCOY conference Thursday. “Not only has others checked the time on their cell phones. [email protected] the Lee County Sheriff’s Office From the holding area they were finally granted The Lee County Sheriff’s Office been an exceptional customer of fill 150 positions entrance to the interior of the air-conditioned is the first law enforcement agency ours, they are a leader in providing resort. in the country to purchase five of the both their officers and community By MCKENZIE CASSIDY After all of the waiting the applicants were new multi-shot Taser X3. members with advanced technology [email protected] given their shot at a one-on-one interview. “Taser International is excited to to protect and serve.” Hundreds of prospective job applicants spent Carolyn Masten, director of public relations be able to provide the Lee County Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott all day Thursday waiting outside The Resort at for SunStream Hotels and Resorts, the resort’s Sheriff’s Office with the first sale of said the department is very honored MarinaVillage for a chance at an interview management company, said department heads our newest Taser X3 multi-shot to be the first law enforcement before the resort’s opening Nov. 1. were already in place, but various positions were electronic device,” Tom Smith, agency to receive the product. Cars lined Rose Garden Road where the Cape still open in housekeeping, front desk relations chairman and co-founder of Taser “(The device is) again illustrating Coral Police Department posted an officer to let and food and beverage. International, said during a news See TASER, page 3A in vehicles at slow intervals. “This is the only job fair we will have for this Once the cars parked, applicants entered a line facility,” she said. “Everybody gets a one-on-one twisting through the parking lot — with portable interview.” bathrooms and complimentary cups of water — See JOBS, page 6A Police: Cape man filed false report about home invasion By CONNOR HOLMES drugs, cash and cell phones Foranyic and Everett Blake. [email protected] from Gulino and two others at The men said Smith, Three Cape Coral men lied gunpoint. Foranyic and Blake entered to police about a home inva- Gulino remained in the Lee Gulino’s home armed with sion, landing one of the men in County Jail Thursday evening guns and stole 100 jail Wednesday for filing a on $10,000 bond, according to Roxycodone pills and $800, false police report, according to booking records. the reports state. They said the officials. According to police reports, three “suspects” removed the Anthony P. Gulino, 51, of Gulino, Justin Levitt and batteries from their cell phones 922 N.E. Second Place, report- Bradley Steiger claimed to be and threw them in a field. MEGHAN MCCOY edly admitted to filing a false the victims of a Tuesday home Cape officers and Lee report, stating that several indi- invasion robbery at the hands County deputies detained Chairman and co-founder of Taser International Tom viduals had stolen prescription of Jamey Smith, Joshua See ARREST, page 5A Smith showcases what the Taser X3 ECD looks like. ATAGLANCE AROUND THE CAPE NEWS OF NOTE WHAT’S INSIDE High school open house DUI checkpoint planned Annie’s Mailbox ....9A NASCAR..........10A North Nicholas High School, located at A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled Florida the corner of Nicholas Parkway and Pine for this weekend, beginning Friday. The Business ................7A Nation ................6A Island Road, will hold an open house from operation will take place in an undisclosed Classifieds ..........1-6B Obituary ............2A Lottery 8 a.m.-8 p.m. today to allow guests to visit location in Lee County as the sheriff’s office CASH 3: the facility and meet with staff. Hot dogs continues its commitment to getting Comics ............14A Police Blotter ....2A 8-8-6 / 1-8-2 and refreshments will be served. impaired drivers off roadways and in support Crossword........14A Sports ........15-17A PLAY 4: of education efforts such as the national 4-7-1-6 / 7-4-1-1 Dr. Donohue ......9A State ..................5A “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Fantasy 5 Florida Yards and Arrest” campaign. Checkpoint emphasis is Editorial..............4A TV Listings....11-13A 3-19-26-27-30 Lotto Neighborhood Yard tour placed on removing impaired drivers from Horoscopes........8A Weather ............2A 5-23-30-35-46-50 A Florida Yards and Neighborhood roadways, reducing the likelihood impaired Florida Powerball Yard tour will be held from 9 a.m.-noon drivers will operate vehicles on roadways, 17-37-40-51-56 Saturday at Rotary Park Environmental heightening awareness and educating the PB 25 x 2 Center, 5505 Rose Garden Road. Examine public on the dangers of drunk driving. Daily several yards and talk to the homeowners. enforcement, sobriety checkpoints and satu- Cost is $10 for residents and $11 for non- ration patrols are a part of ongoing efforts to 7 48445 46010 1 residents. For details, call 549-4606. curb traffic fatalities, injuries and crashes. Page 2A Friday, September 18, 2009 cape-coral-daily-breeze.com CAPE CORAL DAILY BREEZE POLICE BLOTTER (The police blotter contains Wednesday with loitering or with fraud impersonation false I Adam Michael Toro, 27, Wednesday with use of false public information obtained prowling. identification given to law of 1016 N.W. 12th Lane, was identification that adversely from the Cape Coral Police I Christian Daniel enforcement officer and petit charged Wednesday with drive affects another, drive while Department, the Lee County Leonardo, 18, of 1540 N. Old larceny. while license suspended, DUI license suspended and DUI. Sheriff’s Office and the Lee Burnt Store Road, was charged I Christine Janice Murphy, and refuse to submit to DUI County Jail booking log. Wednesday with unarmed bur- 48, of 5770 Riverside Drive, test. I Incidents Arrests made are suspicions of glary of structure conveyance was charged Wednesday with Jason Brea, 22, of 9854 I crime(s) committed. All per- without person inside and petit DUI. Bernwood Place, Apt. 306, In the 1600 block of Del sons are innocent until proven larceny. I Douglas Scott Peavey, Fort Myers, was charged Prado Boulevard South, guilty in a court of law.) I Melissa June Mann, 25, 35, of 210 S.W. 42nd Terrace, Wednesday with attach regis- unknown person(s) reportedly removed items valued at $853. of 2619 N.W. 13th St., was was charged Wednesday with tration license plate not I charged Wednesday with petit possession of controlled sub- assigned and drive while In the 1900 block of Arrests Southwest Ninth Court, I larceny.