CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
Cape Coral has instituted a hiring freeze on quality-of-life positions, excluding public safety and infrastructure maintenance, in preparation for a potential property tax amendment that could significantly impact the city’s budget.
“The last thing any organization or any leader of an organization wants to do is bring people in to provide services that immediately need to be unraveled and have to tell them that they’re no longer needed,” said Cape Coral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn…