As the Bimini Basin pieces of the Cape Coral Parkway corridor continue to come slowly together, city leaders are working another angle at a historic spot about a half-mile away near its downtown eastern border: The potential redevelopment of Big John’s home.
While the hurricane-battered 28-foot tall iconic statue remains under repair and with the adjacent shopping center now up for sale, the Lee County city is exploring how to reshape its long-standing public parking area into something more dynamic.
The goal is not simply to preserve it. It is to transform it in Southwest Florida’s largest city…