People came to Jaycee Park Saturday morning, to tie yellow ribbons around dozens of Australian Pines.
The ribbons are to celebrate veterans for the Fourth of July, and to bring awareness to the trees, which residents say the city wants to cut down for development.
“The yellow ribbon, meaning return to me. We think of our trees kind of like our veterans and our service members and our first responders in that they're deeply rooted in our community, just like the trees,” explained Cape Coral resident Anne Berchtold.
The city plans to remove trees in the park considered invasive. They also want to add boat docks, food trucks, revamp the parking lot and more.
“This park is very well used by everyone and we wanted to stay that way,” said Cape Coral resident Kathleen Lopez.
The last plans were shared on May 22 at the committee of the whole meeting.
We’ve reached out to the city for comment and any updates on the progress of Jaycee Park.
We'll let you know when we hear back.
“I think the response is very good and people are going to look at the yellow ribbons and wonder what it was all about,” said Berchtold.
The plan is to take the ribbons down after the Fourth of July, so parks maintenance staff can keep the park clean.