Vote-by-mail ballots
Ballots are currently being mailed to all who have requested the vote-by-mail ballot. For those of you who are concerned about returning your ballot by mail, you may choose from the following options: You may place your ballot in secure drop boxes at the following Lee County Supervisor of Elections branch offices between 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, starting now: Bonita Springs Elections Office 25987 S Tamiami Trail #105 Bonita Springs FL 34134 Lee County Elections Center - South Ft. Myers Branch 13180 S Cleveland Ave. Fort Myers FL 33907 Or, during early voting dates and times, [...]
Estero on the River public meeting held on September 12, with second scheduled for September 30, 2020
Village consultant Brian Canin is conducting these meetings to encourage input from residents regarding what they want to see happen with this property. The 62-acre Estero on the River property is the land that faces the northeast corner of Corkscrew Road and US 41, encompasses a ¼ mile frontage of Estero River, and extends north to Judith Lane and east to the railroad tracks. Canin explained that there are different characteristics on either side of the river. The 16 acres on the south side of the river is very natural with a mature forest appropriate for nature and civic uses. [...]
Longitude 81 Apartments and Hilton Garden Inn to address Design Review Board on September 16, 2020
The Board will start their meeting at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, with a public hearing for Longitude 81 Apartments, located west of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and north of the Miromar Outlets Mall. That will be followed with a workshop for Hilton Garden Inn, located on the corner of Via Villagio and Sweetwater Ranch Boulevard, just east of the Estero Fire Rescue 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, [...]
Planning & Zoning Board to conduct public hearing for Pavich Center on September 15, 2020
The applicant is requesting to rezone two lots on Corkscrew Road to allow for a variety of commercial uses in a two-story, 10,000+ square foot building including the courtyard seating area. This property is located at 21250 Happy Hollow Lane and 8910 Corkscrew Road, on the south side of Corkscrew Road and west of Via Coconut Point. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held 5:30 p.m. 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 [...]
What would you like to see happen on the Estero on the River property?
The Village wants to hear your opinion on the uses for the Village’s Estero on the River property. The Village’s consultant Canin Associates will be conducting two public meetings to gather input from residents. The meetings will be held in the council chambers at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, September 12 and again at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30. Surveys can be picked up in the lobby before the meetings and also are available on website here https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Please complete the survey; you may drop it off at the Village Hall lobby or mail it in to: The Village of Estero, [...]
Estero on the River topic for Village Council workshop on September 1, 2020
Village consultant Canin Associates will conduct a workshop on the Estero on the River property for the Village Council at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Canin Associates is assisting the Village with its efforts to identify ideas for use of the Estero on the River property. Purpose of this workshop is to solicit feedback from Council. No decisions are made during workshops. There will be additional sessions held this month to solicit input from the public. Residents may live stream the meeting at https://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. For further information, contact Carol Sacco at 239-319-2840 or email sacco@estero-fl.gov.
Public information meetings conducted by the Design Review Board for Estero Country Club, Longitude 81 Apartments and Estero Crossing on August 26, 2020
Estero Country Club Estero Country Club at The Vines was requesting review of their clubhouse expansion, the addition of an outdoor seating area, two bocce ball courts and two pickleball courts. There was much discussion about the pickleball courts with recommendations for buffering the sound from the adjoining neighbors by landscaping, fencing and the use of paddles that create less noise. Estero Country Club at The Vines is located east of US 41 north of Estero Parkway. No voting occurs during public information meetings. Longitude 81 Apartments Longitude 81 Apartments wants to change the exterior building color from the approved [...]
Clean Machine Car Wash public information meeting conducted by Estero’s Design Review Board on August 12, 2020
Representatives for the Clean Machine Car Wash presented their plans to build a car wash at the intersection of US 41 and Vintage Parkway. They are proposing a 3,610 square foot drive-thru, one-story 45-foot tall building on a one-acre lot. Proposed hours of operation will be from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. The building will have a stucco finish with stone cladding and flat concrete roof tiles with different roof planes. The monument sign will include some of these same materials. They plan to remove two existing oaks but will be replacing them per code as well as adding native [...]
Planning & Zoning Board to conduct public hearings for a farmers market and Firestone Tire Center at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Public hearings will be conducted for the Local Roots LLC farmers market at Coconut Point Mall and Firestone Tire Center at Estero Town Center (Lowe’s Plaza). The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held 5:30 p.m. 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/ and provide public comment during the meeting by utilizing the eComment Card on the Village [...]
Council will address the millage rate, proposed FY 2020-21 budget and Capital Improvement Program at their meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Council will address a number of budgetary items as well as the proposed Corkscrew Road/Puente Lane traffic signal interlocal agreement, WCI/Lennar transportation impact fee credit agreement for the Pelican Colony traffic signal and the adoption of the Village seal at their meeting starting at 9:30 a.m. The agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ The following options are available for residents to view and/or participate in the workshop: View the workshop online, but not participate: You may watch the meeting via the Village of Estero website link: https://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. View the workshop online as indicated above and provide public comment during the meeting [...]