Northwest Cape Coral Faces Serious Challenges — And It’s Time for Real Solutions.
Cape Coral Deserves a Full-Time Effort from its Part-Time City Council.
I promise a full-time commitment and fresh eyes to fix years of incompetent representation and wasted tax dollars.
We must tackle the unfair and punitive UEP assessments that are crushing our homeowners, while implementing smart, responsible growth through proper planning. We need to improve canal boating safety, enhance safety along Burnt Store Road and Old Burnt Store Road, and ensure safe, family-friendly neighborhoods for all residents.
Cape Coral is more than just the city of canals
We are a city of possibility. Together, we’ll build a Cape that’s stronger, smarter, transparent, and affordable.
As your City Councilman for District 6, I am personally committed to fighting for these priorities every single day and delivering real results that put the interests of residents first. I will bring common sense, fresh eyes, and zero conflicts of interest to ensure Cape Coral gets the strong, accountable, and accessible leadership it deserves.
Smart Growth Strategies for NW Cape Coral
Smart growth means growing responsibly — not stopping progress, but ensuring new development is thoughtful, sustainable, and benefits existing residents first. It protects our quality of life while preparing for the future.
1. Responsible Planning & Controlled Pace of Growth
- Require comprehensive infrastructure planning before approving major new developments. No more approving thousands of new homes without guaranteed roads, water, sewer, and drainage capacity.
- Prioritize infill development (redeveloping underused land inside existing neighborhoods) over unchecked sprawl into pristine areas.
- Enforce stricter impact fees so new growth pays its fair share instead of burdening current taxpayers.
2. Protecting Our Canals & Waterfront
- Update canal regulations to improve boating safety — better signage, speed limits, and channel maintenance.
- Preserve and restore natural shorelines and native plants, instead of allowing poorly planned construction and the destruction of mangroves, that increases flooding and erosion.
- Educate new and existing boaters regarding canal safety rules, so both new and long-time residents can enjoy our waterways safely.
3. Traffic & Road Safety Improvements
- Aggressive improvements to Burnt Store Road and Old Burnt Store Road — widening where needed, better intersections, lighting, and turn lanes. While some of the plans have been approved, we need more patrols to enforce the traffic laws already in place.
- Create a true north-south corridor plan to reduce pressure on existing residential streets.
- Focus on safe neighborhood connectivity with sidewalks, bike paths, and better traffic control measures so kids can play safely. Dedicated bike/pedestrian paths will improve mobility in District 6 and the entire city.
4. Preserving Neighborhood Character
- Protect single-family neighborhoods from being overwhelmed by incompatible density, illegal renovations, and short-term rentals.
- Promote mixed-use but appropriately scaled development near commercial corridors — not turning quiet residential streets into mini-strip malls.
- Maintain green spaces, parks, and natural buffers that make Northwest Cape Coral special.
5. Fiscal Responsibility & Taxpayer Protection
- End punitive UEP assessments that unfairly target certain homeowners.
- Demand transparent cost-benefit analysis and resident input for every major project.
- Focus on maintenance and repair of existing infrastructure (including canals) before funding unnecessary new projects.
My Commitment on Smart Growth
As your City Councilman for District 6, I will bring common sense, fresh eyes, and zero conflicts of interest to every planning decision. I will listen to long-time residents, push back against developer-driven policies, and always put District 6 and Cape Coral families first.
Smart growth isn’t anti-growth — it’s pro-Cape Coral. It means we grow stronger, not just bigger.
All City Voters Participate in the Open Races Regardless of Which District They Live In.
If you are a registered voter in Cape Coral, you will see all three district races (1, 4, and 6) on your ballot. You can vote for one candidate in District 1, one in District 4, and one in District 6 — even if you don’t live in those districts.
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