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The Board will start their meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, with a public information meeting for the Fifth Third Bank at Miromar Outlets Mall. They will then conduct a public hearing for the proposed paint colors for Extra Space Storage at Coconut Point. 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 comment, in accordance with social distancing orders. Participants are to wear their own-supplied mask. Residents may view the meeting here: https://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/ [...]

Village consultants Clarion Associates and Johnson Engineering will conduct a workshop on the proposed Land Development Code (LDC) Part 2C. The LDC, which is required by the state, provides guidelines for all development and re-development in the Village.  It addresses architecture, open space and parking, landscaping, sidewalks, bike/ped improvements, traffic and stormwater and the types of permits required for these projects. Part 2C of the LDC focuses on general provisions, administration, and rules of construction, interpretation and measurement. 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 [...]

Mayor Bill Ribble presented Consul General Andreas Siegel with the key to the Village during his visit to Estero on Friday.  Shown left to right: President of the Estero Chamber of Commerce Nolen Rollins, Consul General Andreas Siegel, Village of Estero Mayor Bill Ribble and Engel & Volkers Real Estate License Partner Jim Hollars.. Siegel visited Estero to review potential ways of working with the Village to provide economic benefits for both entities. Siegel is currently posted in Miami and represents Germany in the state of Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.  He pointed out that Germany is the [...]

The Board will start their meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, by conducting a workshop for the Estero Crossing Commercial Phase 1.  The applicant will be requesting review of  their updated commercial building elevations and landscape plans.  Estero Crossing is a 43-acre site on Corkscrew Road adjacent to the Estero Town Center (Lowe’s) plaza. The Board will then conduct a workshop on the Land Development Code Part 2.  They will be addressing the site development standards, signage, natural resources, public facility funding and coordination, and nonconformities portions of the code. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held in [...]

Lee County has suspended residential garbage, yard waste and recycling collection on Monday, November 9, because of winds anticipated from Tropical Storm Eta. Regular household collections will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. Monday’s collections will be picked up Tuesday, Tuesday’s collections will be picked up Wednesday and so on through Saturday. (Collections will occur on Veterans Day.) The county asks residents to remove anything outside their homes that could blow away during the storm, including garbage cans, lids and recycle carts. Store them inside.    

The Estero High School girls varsity soccer team is scheduled to play Cape Coral on Tuesday, November 10 and Golden Gate on Thursday, November 12.  Both are home games starting at 7 p.m. On Friday, November 13, they will play against American Heritage from Ft. Lauderdale at 5:30 p.m. at Jet Blue Park. All game tickets must be purchased in advance at https://gofan.co/app/school/FL13096. The high school stadium can accommodate 500 fans following CDC recommended guidelines. To date, the team has scored against Dunbar 8-0, Riverdale 4-0, tied Naples 0-0 and beat Mariner 2-1; totaling 13 goals for and only 1 [...]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing a budget amendment pertaining to the Corkscrew Road – Puente Lane traffic signal. Other topics include the Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact (pertaining to local municipalities addressing the effects of climate change), monument sign locations at the north and south ends of US 41 and Three Oaks Parkway, and interviewing a perspective interim member of the Design Review Board. This will be followed by a workshop regarding the CARES Act. The agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ The following options are available for residents to view and/or participate in the meeting: [...]

The Board will start their meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday with a public hearing for Lake Michigan Credit Union’s request for approval of the revised color scheme for the exterior of their existing building and to add two windows to the southern façade. Lake Michigan Credit Union is located at  21910 S. Tamiami Trail, north of Williams Road, west of US 41, and situated between Walgreens and Chick-fil-A. A workshop will then be conducted at 5:30 p.m. for the Land Development Code – Part 1 Zoning.  Public participation is encouraged. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held [...]

The Board will start their meeting at 4 p.m., Tuesday with a public information meeting for the School District of Lee County.  They are requesting a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to develop an elementary and middle school on Three Oaks Parkway. The 68.5-acre undeveloped parcel is located south of Copper Oaks, southeast of the Post Office and bounded by Three Oaks Parkway on the west and I-75 on the east. A workshop will then be conducted at 5:30 p.m. for the Land Development Code – Part 1 Zoning. Public participation is encouraged. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are [...]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with consideration of a 2020-2021 Interlocal Agreement between the Village and Lee County for Stray Animal Control Services. Council will then participate in a workshop to review the Land Development Code (LDC) which regulates development and sets standards for landscaping, architecture, parking, open spaces and similar items, and zoning.  This is the first of six workshops the Village has planned to address the LDC. This will be followed by a discussion about the possible involvement in the development and subsequent on-going support of the “Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact”. The proposed [...]