Cape Coral employee accused of using closed public park

A Cape Coral employee has been accused of using closed public park during a time of self-isolation.

The city has acknowledged that the employee was at the park, but says she wasn't there to use the facility.

PUBLIC PARKS ARE CLOSED -- BUTTONIGHT ON FOX 4 WE’RE TRYING TOFIGURE OUT IF ONE CITY’SEMPLOYEES ARE USING THEMANYWAYS.THAT’S AFTER ANNONYMOUS SOURCETELLS FOX 4..

EMPLOYEES WERE ATSUN SPLASH LAST WEEK.

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I’M PATRICKNOLAN.AND I’M JANE MONREAL.FOX 4’S ROCHELLE ALLEYNE..WORKING TO GET YOU ANSWERS ABOUTWHAT HAPPENED.THIS IS WHAT SUN SPLASH PARKLOOKS LIKE THESE DAYS -- SHUTDOWN DUE TO COVID-19.BUT ACCORDING TO AN ANONYMOUSSOURCE CLOSE TO THE PARK --*THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKELAST THURSDAY.THEY SENT FOX 4 THIS VIDEO --AND CLAIM THAT THE PARK WASBEING USED BY A CITY EMPLOYEEAND HER KIDS.((highlight people in secondvideo))I SET OUT -- TRYING TO SEE IFTHE CITY OF CAPE CORAL WAS AWAREOF THIS --- AND THEY SAY THEYARE.IN AN EMAIL TO ME -- A CITYSPOKESPERSON TOLD ME THAT THECITY’S PARKS AND REC DIRECTORKERRY RUNYON WAS THERE WITH HERCHILDREN TO HANDLE A PERSONALMATTER -- BUT SAYS NONE OF THEMWERE USING THE FACILITY FORQUOTE "RECREATIONAL PURPOSES."WHEN ASKED *WHY CERTAIN WATERFEATURES THAT WOULD NORMALLY BETURNED OFF DURING A CLOSURE WEREON WHILE THEY WERE THERE -- THATSPOKESPERSON SAID CREWS ON SITEWERE RUNNING THEM AS PART OFROUTINE MAINTENANCE.I ALSO REACHED OUT TO EVERYONEINVOLVED -- CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS-- AND THE MAYOR -- BUT G