ABOUT CAPE CORAL

Cape Coral's history began in 1957, the year Jack and Leonard Rosen decided to make the area into a tropical paradise. Before settling on the area that became Cape Coral, the Rosens looked for the ideal spot to develop an exclusive residential and commercial community. After flying over areas such as Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs and Punta Rassa, Leonard Rosen choose an area Northwest of Fort Myers, just across the Caloosahatchee River. According to Eileen Bernard in her book Lies that Came True, L. Rosen threw a silver dollar out of the little plane to indicate he had decided to build a new development in Florida--Cape Coral. Jack and Leonard Rosen purchased the land for $678,000.

Cape Coral is Lee County's largest city in both population and land size. It is also the fastest growing city in the county. The city's population has doubled every decade since the city was incorporated in 1970. From 1980 to 1990, Cape Coral's population grew an amazing 133.6 percent. Cape Coral attributes its phenomenal growth to a combination of factors such as: An extensive labor force with great work ethics ·A mixture of affordable housing Easy access to regional and national markets Cost effective industrial space Progressive tax structures

Unparalleled quality of life: At 114 square miles, it's the second-largest city in terms of land mass in Florida, second to Jacksonville. It's population rank's 14th in the state of Florida. With about 400 miles of salt and fresh water canals, it is said to have more canals than Venice, Italy. Cape Coral is located conveniently between I-75 and Southwest Florida International Airport. Cape Coral also offers unparalleled quality of life due to its outstanding climate, excellent health services, affordable housing, low crime rate, education facilities, parks and recreation, and an increasing labor force.

Climate: Cape coral has an average winter temperature of 64 degrees and an average summer temperature of 82. The average rainfall is 53 inches, perfect for growing flowers and yard care.

Health Care: Cape Coral is the home of one of Lee County's largest hospitals and is within driving distance to Nationally recognized health care facilities. In the Cape Coral/Lee County areas there are seven hospitals with approximately 1600 beds and 1800 doctors.

Housing: Cape Coral ranks among the nation's top housing markets with an average annual price of a house in 1992 of $94, 646.

Crime: Cape Coral has an excellent police force in comparison to many other metropolitan areas in Florida. According to 1992 State of Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics, Cape Coral had an average of 5,275.1 crimes per 100,000 population. This in comparison to 18,158.3 for Miami, 10,655.7 for Jacksonville and 12,027.1 for Orlando.

Education: Cape Coral has welcomed 1,500 to 2,000 new students each year. Several of the 20 elementary, middle, and area high schools have been recognized with National Schools of Excellence Blue Ribbon awards. Edison Community College, University of South Florida at Fort Myers, and Lee County's Hi -Tech Center-North offer higher and vocational education to adults in Cape Coral and Lee County.

Parks and recreation: Adding to the enticing climate, Cape Coral offers a wide variety of leisure activities such as Golf, tennis, fishing, boating, men's and women's softball, little league baseball, after school programs and special annual events for all ages. Many of Cape Coral's homes have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico via miles of boating canals.

Labor force: Cape Coral offers a wide variety of employment opportunities.
The city is expected to be the second fasted growing job market in the United States by the year 2000. Businesses ranging from industrial to High-Tec are all looking to start or relocate to the areas commercial and industrial parks.

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