Cape city council votes on Tropicana park redesign

Cape city council votes on Tropicana park redesign

On Monday night, the Cape city council votes on Tropicana park redesign after months of discussion.

AFTER ALMOST A YEAR OF BACK ANDFORTH -- IT LOOKS LIKE PLANS FORA CAPE CORAL PARK ARE FINALLYMOVING FORWARD.

HELLO I’M JANEMONREAL.AND I’M PATRICK NOAN.

THAT’SAFTER THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSEDA NEW DESIGN FOR TROPICANA PARK.THAT LAND HAS BEEN AT THE CENTEROF DEBATE -- BECAUSE IT INCLUDESAN AREA FOR ROWERS AND KAYAKERS.FOX 4’S ROCHELLE ALLEYNE SHOWSYOU HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN...STARTING WITH ONE OF THEROWERS HAD TO SAY.361:12 TO 1:16((Saundra Weston//Cape CoralRowing Club))((covered))"The rowing crew doesn’tfunction unless everyone isworking together.

So the levelof teamwork is off the chart."THAT’S THE KIND OF TEAMWORKSAUNDRA WESTON WAS HOPING TO SEEAT MONDAY NIGHT’S CAPE CORALCITY COUNCIL MEETING."7 ayes, one nay, motioncarried.

Thank you."AND SHE MORE OR LESS GOT IT.BUT ONLY AFTER MORE THAN 2 HOURSOF INTENSE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS--"Tropicana Park."THE ISSUE WAS WHETHER OR NOT TOGO FORWARD WITH A TAX-PAYERFUNDED PARK DESIGN -- THAT WOULDINCLUDE SPACE FOR BOATERS LIKETHE CAPE CORAL ROWING CLUB.((John Bashaw//Northwest CapeCoral Neighborhood Association))"Please don’t make a decision in2020, that we’re going to regretin 2030."THE PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVEDBACK IN DECEMBER -- BUT WASSTALLED BY MEMBERS OF A NEARBYNEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION -- WHOSAY THOSE BOATERS SHOULD INSTEADBE REROUTED TO CRYSTAL LAKE PARK-- WHICH IS BEING BUILT IN AMORE REMOTE PART OF THE CITY.THEY ARGUE THIS PLAN KEEP THESMALLER BOATS AWAY FROM BIGGERMOTORIZED ONES -- AND THAT IT’SFORWARD THINKING...((John Bashaw//Northwest CapeCoral Neighborhood Association))"In the future we may havebigger plans.

Like we may wantto develop an Olympic trainingfacility."{butted t}((Saundra Weston//Cape CoralRowing Club))"We’re not going to go to theOlympics for heavens sake.

Thisis a way to get out and losestress."ULTIMATELY -- THE CITY CHOSE TOKEEP THE ROWERS AT TROPICANAPARK -- AND VOTED TO ADD ON MOREGREENSPACE."Putting these two clubs thereis so logical it’sunbelievable."IN CAPE CORAL, ROCHELLE ALLEYNE,FOX 4, IYC.THE CITY COUNCIL IS PLANNI