The vote was 2,067 in favor and to 1,798 against "Cape Coral Approves Incorporation— Voters Decide To Form New City in County", Fort Myers (FL) News-Press, August 19, 1970, p1 GAC Properties, Inc., had started buying land for resale in 1957 and owned 105 sqmi of Lee County, with 15,000 residents in its homes "Cape Coral Incorporation In Hands Of Voters Today", Tampa Tribune, August 18, 1970, p2-B A city council would be elected in December, and would select Paul L. Flickinger as the city's first mayor "Paul L. Flickinger Is Mayor at Cape", Fort Myers (FL) News-Press, December 4, 1970, p1