Gulfshore Opera Divas in Duet
Gulfshore Opera (GO) recently presented a delightful al fresco concert featuring the talented Divas in Duet soprano Erika Ramirez (left) and mezzo soprano Lydia Howery performing a variety of songs and duets from classical, Spanish and popular songs accompanied by pianist Kelly Utterback. This was just one of the many special performances GO has lined up for the season. SAVE THE DATE! GO is planning a special free concert of popular songs from the 60’s and 70’s featuring rich vocal harmonies at 4 p.m., Sunday, November 14 to be performed at the Estero Recreation Center’s amphitheater. More details to come. [Read More.]
Village monument signs, water monitoring, Via Coconut rezoning and final budget hearing among topics to be addressed by Council on September 22, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, with an introduction to Steffanie Pierce and Gulf Shore Opera. They will then consider a one-year contract for professional state legislative and executive branch lobbying services, disposal of surplus computers, and a utility expansion design and permitting contract for Estero Bay Village, Sunny Groves and Cypress Bend. A contract for the construction plan and permitting for two Village of Estero monument signs will be addressed. The first two signs will be placed at Estero’s southern boundaries, with one at US 41 and the other at Three Oaks Parkway. Council will then [Read More.]
Via Coconut, school property on Three Oaks Parkway and Extra Space Storage to be reviewed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on September 14, 2021
Via Coconut The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with a public hearing for rezoning and right-of-way vacation at 8990 Corkscrew Road, 21650 & 21750 Via Coconut Point, and 21331, 21350 & 21351 Happy Hollow Lane. These properties are located south of Corkscrew Road and west of Via Coconut Road. A public information meeting will be conducted for a development order request on the school property located at 20897 Three Oaks Parkway, south of Copper Oaks, bounded by Three Oaks Parkway on the west and I-75 on the east. A public hearing will then be held for [Read More.]
Road improvements, lobbying services and tentative FY 2021-2022 budget among items on the agenda for Council at 5:30 p.m., September 9, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 5:30 p.m. with an introduction to the Honorable State Representative Adam Botana. The first action item will be to review the development order for the proposed 5th Third Bank to be located in the eastern parking lot of Miromar Outlets, adjacent to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and north of the Wells Fargo Bank. Council will then be asked to approve authorization to acquire and install school bus benches at four locations on Broadway Avenue West. Two contracts pertaining to River Ranch Road improvements and one contract for Williams Road bike-ped improvements will be addressed, [Read More.]
Corkscrew Pines, Marketplace at Coconut Point, Estero Crossing & Via Coconut rezoning on the agenda for Planning, Zoning & Design Board on August 10, 2021
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 [Read More.]
Utilities expansion program management and cloud server transition among items to be addressed on June 16, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday addressing a utilities expansion program management contract. The Village has prioritized protecting the Estero River and is considering a program to expand utilities within the community, replacing septic tanks with central sewer. A program manager is required to assist with this program. Council will then review transitioning the Village’s data storage to the cloud which would improve the Village’s cybersecurity and the ability to work remotely. There will be second readings of Ordinances 2021-04 and 2021-08, appointing co-chairs to the Planning, Zoning & Design Board, and Roads and Bridges Article VI, [Read More.]
Council to conduct workshop on the 2021/2022 Budget and Capital Improvement Program on May 19, 2021
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 [Read More.]
North Commons-Walden Center Drive interlocal agreement and Corkscrew Road improvements project among items to be reviewed by Council on May 5, 2021
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 [Read More.]
FGCU Estero River Water Quality Report, landscape and intersection improvements on the agenda for Council on April 7, 2021
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 [Read More.]
Donated not Wasted: Lee County’s food-rescue campaign begins as seasonal residents head north
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 [Read More.]