City leaders to tackle unlicensed contractors

And storms mainly south of theCaloosahatchee River.

Highswill be in the lerow 90s.CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBSERSAY THEY WANT TO CRACK DOWN ONUNLICENSED CONTRACTORS.THEY’LL MEET TODAY TO TALK OUABTHOW TO PROTECT LEGITIMATEBUSINESS OWNERS.FOX 4’S CALVIN LEWIS IS LIVET ACITY HALL, CALVIN, WHAT KIND OFWORK ARE THESE UNLICENDSECONTRACTORS DOING?THESE UNLICENSED HANDYMEN EARDOING EVERYTHING FROM PAINTING,PAVING, BUILDING, AND ENEVINSTALLATIONS...THEY ARE ADVERTISING RIGHT OUTIN THE OPEN..

POSTING IN CAPECORAL COMMUNITY FACEBOOK GROUPS,AND ON OTHER SOCIAL MEDIAPLFOATRMS.ACCORDING TO TODAY’S AGENDA...CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS USINGEFFORTS SUCH AS UNDERCOVERSTINGS WITH THE CAPE CORAL POICEDEPARTMENT, INCREASEDCONSTRUCTION SITE CHECKS ANDLOCAL LICENSING CHANGES.LOCAL LICENSED CTRONACTORS SAY ALARGE PORTION OF THEIR BUSINESSIS BEING LOST TO PEOPLE WHOAREN’T LICENSED WITH THE CITY..TWO OF THEM ADDRESSED CITYCOUNCIL AT A PREVIOUS MEETING...THEY TELL FOX 4, HIRING THESECONTRACTORS PUTS HOMEOWNERS ATRISK"If you try to cut cornerswith something likthate , youcould find out the hard way whena major storm happens.""If they do it poorly d weanhave a hurricane, those windsowgive, a child dies from flyingglass, a roof pops off."THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL SAYS CODECOMPLIANCE INVESTIGATEDAPPROXIMATELY 32-HUNDREDCOMPLAINTS REGARDING PERMITS,LICENSES AND SITE CHECKS IN THE2020-2021 YE.ARTO REPORT AN UNLICENSEDCONTRACTOR... OR IF YOU BELIEVEYOU ARE THE VICTIM OF ONE.

T..CITY OF CAPE CORAL ASKS YOU TOCALL THE NUMBER ON YOURSCREEN... 239-242-3783.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTENDTODAY’S CITY OF THE