"They found the DUIs, to my understanding, as well as various infractions, did in fact go up," Lober said at the meeting. Then-Cape Coral Police Chief David Newlan said the program led to more service calls in the city during the extended hours and higher costs for officer overtime pay, the News-Press reported in 2018. Commissioner John Tobia, who proposed repealing the sales restrictions, pooh-poohed Lober's example, calling it "at best, anecdotal." "I appreciate Commissioner Lober trying to find an answer to a problem that really didn't exist until he brought it up," Tobia said. "Lacking any data to support this, I would like to move forward with the motion."