Cape Coral proposes $1.5B budget with tax, fee increases

Cape Coral proposes $1.5B budget with tax, fee increases

Cape Coral’s budget could swell by 43.2%, or $457.2 million, in fiscal year 2026 to meet the growing city’s need for personnel and capital improvements, especially utility system upgrades. Cape Coral city staff held an open-house-style town hall July 31 to present the city manager’s proposed $1.5 billion fiscal year 2026 budget. In City Council chambers, a 20-minute video describing the city’s needs played on a loop between 4 and 8 p.m. Out in t…