Government Digest

Utility expansion hearings
CAPE CORAL — The Cape Coral City Council is moving forward to hold hearings in July on expanding utilities to 60,000 properties. In the northern Cape area, 6,200 properties would get central water and the remainder in the southwest area would hook up to water, sewer and irrigation lines. The project could begin as early as this fall. The average property owner in the north area would pay approximately $6,000 in assessments and southwest owners would be charged about $17,000 to connect, but would have options to defer charges or finance them over time. Public hearings are scheduled July 7, 8 and 9 at Mariner High School auditorium at 5:30 p.m.