In 1994 the City Council created an appointed Board of Commissioners as the Community Redevelopment Agency. Over the past 18 years projects have been implemented, such as the Cape Coral Streetscape, a pocket/alley park, a bus transfer station, and parking lot improvements. These projects have improved property values but many blighting conditions such as diversity of ownership, incidents of crime, poor sidewalks, sanitary sewer, and storm and water improvements still plague the area. In 2003 the Board recommended to the City Council an expansion of the boundaries of the Redevelopment Area and adoption of the Community Redevelopment Area Master Plan.
