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FACTS ABOUT THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL FLORIDA

Cape Coral is a city located in Lee County Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico Coast. It was founded in 1957 and developed as a master-planned, per-planned community for the wealthy. The city grew to a population of 154,305 by the year 2010. The city's population estimate was 165,831 for 2013 comprising of 73.5% white; 19.5% Hispanic or Latino; 4.3% black or African America; and the balance is other. The median household income is $49,170, mostly because of the high wages of city employees, but has 14.1% of the local residents below the poverty level. With an area of 120 square miles (310 km), Cape Coral is the largest city between Tampa and Miami. The city is known as a "Waterfront Wonderland", since with over 400 mi (640 km) of navigable waterways, Cape Coral has more miles of canals than any other city in the world. It is estimated that 46% of the housing is owned by out of state or out of country parties who pay a higher tax to the local government being non residents of the state, county, or city. Yet, because most of them are older, retired, or only visit the area during the winter months, the City of Cape Coral does not have to provide many of the costly services, such as schools, fire, and police of a normal city, saving millions of dollars that allows for higher employment and wages to city personnel.

            The City Counsel is predominately run by ex-city employees and/or elected predominately by the city employee's union block. During the past 20 plus years, the voting turnout averages between 18-20%, in which the city's employee block comprises of just over 15%, making it almost impossible for non-city affiliates to be elected. Thus, the city is run by the city employees for their own benefit.

Even though The City of Cape Coral has a 14.1% population below the poverty level, they have no, and refuse to allow, any Homeless Shelters. They also have no Missions, or allow any religious Church or Organizations to operate Missions for the homeless. Additionally, The City of Cape Coral Florida has no HUD housing for low income seniors, disabled, of veterans that most cities encourage and support.

THE HAVEN OF DIVINE LOVE IS THE ONLY FACILITY WITHIN THE ENTIRE CITY OF CAPE CORAL FLORIDA THAT PROVIDES LOW COST HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND PERSONS OF LIMITED DISABILITIES. BY PROVIDING SUBSIDIES FROM ITS RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY, HOUSING COSTS TO ITS RESIDENTS IS OVER $200.00 BELOW AREA RENTALS. SINCE THE HAVEN OF DIVINE LOVE WAS BUILT IN 2000, THE CITY HAS DONE ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO DETER ITS OPERATIONS AND CLOSE IT DOWN, BECAUSE THE JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED PERSONS LIVING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.

The City of Cape Coral Florida is one of the most disorganized, mismanaged, and dysfunctional cities throughout the entire USA, and one of the most abusive to low income seniors, disabled persons,

and veterans.

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