CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The City of Cape Coral has decided to move forward with removing the Chiquita boat lock.
Council members approved paying a law firm $100,000 to represent them in a lawsuit filed against the city by the Matlacha Civic Association.
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The lawsuit aims to keep the lock, saying it protects freshwater in the canal.
The city wants to put a sea wall instead of the lock.
