To many Cape Coral residents, it seems like every road they drive down in the city has another car wash on another corner. Some are already operating, many more are under construction.
A constant point of conversation in the city, many find themselves asking: why are there so many car washes, and how did we get here?
Cape Coral car washes: residential vs. commercial
David Garberson, a Cape Coral resident, is watching another new car wash slowly coming together just 10 feet from his property line. He’s concerned about privacy issues and the increased traffic to his neighborhood off Cape Coral Parkway.
“The people that live here just don’t particularly care to have people pulling in looking directly in their windows,” Garberson said. “How many times do you have to wash your car?”…