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The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a public hearing for Corkscrew Pines’ request to rezone their 21-acre parcel on the south side of Corkscrew Road, east of Stoneybrook Golf Drive and west of Fire House Lane. They will then conduct a public information meeting for the Marketplace at Coconut Point which is proposing a free-standing fast food restaurant with drive through and two retail buildings at the southeast corner of US41 and Rapallo Drive. A public information meeting will be held for Estero Crossing which is preparing a development order for site plan approval [...]

Council will start the meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with a proclamation for National Safe Boating Week. Next, there will be a review of the Coconut Landing final plat, which is a 10-acre parcel on Coconut Road adjacent to El Dorado Acres that was annexed into the Village in 2019. A workshop will then be held regarding the 2021/2022 budget and capital improvement program. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. The Council Chambers will be available for public [...]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing the award of a contract with Scott Shannon of Woodard & Curran to serve as program manager of the Village’s septic to sewer program. They will then consider acceptance of North Commons Drive and Walden Center Drive North as Village maintained roads, and consider an interlocal agreement and Resolution No. 2021-11 to implement these actions. Additional topics include Council liaison assignments and the second reading of ordinances pertaining to year-round landscape irrigation conservation measures and water shortage or water shortage emergency declarations. A workshop will follow the meeting with an [...]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing the use of additional Village funds for the Corkscrew Road/Puente Lane traffic signal and for Williams Road and Atlantic Gulf Boulevard intersection improvements. Next, a Request for Bids will be reviewed regarding the installation of landscaping along the east and west sides of US41 in two locations, from Broadway East to Vintage Parkway and Coconut Road to Fountain Lakes Boulevard. Council will address contracts for intersection improvements at Williams Road and Atlantic Gulf Drive and a contract to provide water monitoring services for the Village. There will then be public [...]

Donations accepted March 22 through April 5 Lee County Solid Waste’s “Donated not Wasted” food rescue campaign encourages seasonal residents and visitors to donate unopened pantry items before returning north. Estero residents can drop off unopened canned or dry goods from Monday, March 22, to April 5 at the South County Regional Library, 21100 Three Oaks Parkway or Estero Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd. The two previous county food-rescue campaigns resulted in 6,000 pounds of food diverted from potential disposal – enough to provide 5,000 meals to hungry people. Partners in the “Donated not Wasted” campaign include: Harry Chapin [...]

The Council meeting will start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with the presentation of the key to the city to former Dist. 1 Councilmember Bill Ribble, Dist. 2 Councilmember Howard Levitan and Dist. 6 Councilmember Nick Batos, all who completed their terms on March 3, 2021. Bill Ribble most recently served as Estero’s Mayor, Howard Levitan served as Estero’s first Vice-Mayor and Nick Batos served as Estero’s first Mayor. These founding members were all elected to serve on the initial Village Council which held its first meeting on March 17, 2015.  Since Ribble, Levitan and Batos had no competition in their [...]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with a swearing-in ceremony for three new Councilmembers: District 1, Joann Ribble; District 2, Larry Fiesel, and District 6, Jim Ward.  This will be followed by the election of a new mayor and vice-mayor. Proclamations will then be presented for former Planning & Zoning Board and Design Review Board members. Council will also conduct a workshop authorizing staff to interview residents who have indicated an interest to be a Board Member and Alternate to the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinating Committee representing Estero. The full agenda is [...]

Vice-Mayor Errington opened the meeting describing the potential uses for the Estero on the River property.  She stated that the goals include preserving and protecting the river frontage and rare old growth forest, but may also include some limited residential and limited commercial development.  Estero residents will be included in the planning process for this property. Errington also spoke of some of the water quality studies the Village has had conducted, as well as a program to convert septic tanks to sewer. Also taking part in the program sponsored by the Pelican Sound Water-River Committee were FGCU’s Dr. Donald Duke [...]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., addressing a resolution pertaining to the Corkscrew Intersection Improvement Assessment.  These assessments will begin on October 1, 2021, and will be on select parcels for costs incurred by the Village related to the Corkscrew Road/Puente Lane intersection improvements project. Council will then conduct interviews with applicants for the new Planning, Zoning & Design Board, there will be an update on the 5,208-acre FFD project on Corkscrew Road and a COVID-19 update. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near [...]