Cape Coral Yacht Club Community Park to close for upgrades

CORAL CAP

A popular Cape Coral spot will soon close for two years. The Cape Coral Yacht Club has announced that its entire Yacht Club community park will close in April to allow for construction.

Two years seems like a long time, and people who spoke with WINK News were quite disappointed to learn that the yacht club and all of its amenities will be closed during construction.

Residents also know that what is coming could be a great addition to the city.

People come to the Cape Coral Yacht Club for the quiet beach.

It’s also the only one that doesn’t take 45 minutes to an hour to get there if you live in Cape Coral. Jill Brink, who owns a house in Cape Coral, knows this all too well.

“We always promote it to our customers. It is a great place for families. It’s a great place where you don’t have to pay for parking or tolls. When we bring our family here, it’s the first place we go because it’s family and close, ”said Brink.

People here are enjoying all the sun they can before the beach closes in April for the next two years. The pool, boat launch, tennis courts and marina will all be closed.

The only thing that will remain open for business is the boathouse.

“As we progressed through the project and the scope of it increased, we had to replace all the docks, all the dikes, we are building a three-story parking garage, a new building of Harbor master’s office, the toilets outside on the beach are replaced, and the beach itself is expanding, the launching ramp is moved. So, as this scope became clear, it became evident to staff that the best situation here for all parties is essentially to shut it down, ”said Michael Ilczyszyn, Acting Director of Public Works for Cape Coral.

The city’s public works director said heavy cranes and construction equipment could be dangerous if they kept the beach open during the project.

Something that people who enjoy this sight wish shouldn’t be happening. “I wish there was a way that you could keep the beach open and be able to keep doing the work and doing it in sections instead of shutting it down for two years,” Debbie said.

Closure would save the project four months of construction time and at least $ 340,000, but those savings could increase once the bid is launched and a construction business is launched.

The overall project is expected to cost around $ 37 million. Voter-approved GO bond funds are one of them.

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