‘Mayor’s Night Out’ set for Tuesday
Residents will have a chance next week to talk about city issues with Cape Coral’s mayor.
Mayor Marni Sawicki will host her first “Mayor’s Night Out” of the new year on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Chester Street Resource Center. Cape citizens are invited and encouraged to participate.
“It’s a chance for them to ask questions and we’ll talk about the state of affairs of the city,” she said.
The public is welcome to share their thoughts and ideas with the mayor.
“It’s just a chance for residents to hear it from me,” Sawicki said.
She estimated that her last Mayor’s Night Out was held several months ago.
“The first two years, we did them almost regularly,” Sawicki said.
“We’ll be doing them for the rest of the year every month,” she added.
On average, approximately 20 to 50 people typically attend.
Issues brought up at her previous events have included the Bimini Basin project, the Seven Islands development, the negotiations between the city and Lee County Electric Cooperative, and more.
“A lot of people want to know about the projects that are coming in,” Sawicki said.
She is unsure of what type of attendance to expect next week.
“I hope it will be a good turnout because I think people need to hear it from their elected officials, rather than from social media or other sources,” Sawicki said.
However, she anticipates the topics brought up will center around the usual.
“LCEC – where we are at with the negotiations. The Bimini Basin – we vote on Monday to hire a project manager,” Sawicki said. “Taxes, priorities for the year – all those things.”
Previously, she would host the events in different quadrants of the city.
“We’ve found doing them at the Chester Street Resource Center has been a great central location,” Sawicki said. “More people seem to attend them.”
She noted that she may host one at the German American Social Club.
“I always do them after hours, so people can attend who maybe work,” Sawicki said.
She invited the community to stop by.
“If more people would get engaged that way, we could probably solve a lot more issues that we have in our city,” Sawicki said.
The Chester Street Resource Center is at 4816 Chester St.