Restaurant, hotels and assisted living facility on the agenda for the Planning & Zoning Board meeting on February 20, 2018
The Planning & Zoning Board will conduct public hearings for the Burgerim Restaurant in Coconut Point Mall; Comterra Development’s proposed hotel west of US 41 and south of Coconut Road, and Phoenix at Estero’s assisted living facility north and east of the intersection of Three Oaks Parkway and Corkscrew Road. In addition, the Board will conduct Public Information Meetings for Corkscrew Crossing located south of Corkscrew Road and west of Bella Terra, and the Miromar Hotel in the Miromar Outlet Mall. The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Residents are invited to attend and offer comments, or they may watch the meeting [...]
Council to address Estero Parkway, US 41 landscape design and conduct a workshop on the Community Development project update at their meeting on February 7, 2018
The Council meeting will start with a presentation by the National Weather Service recognizing that the Village of Estero has been certified as a "Storm Ready Community". Council will address a resolution approving the road layout for Estero Parkway and establishing the Estero standard for all Village roadways, the ranking of consultants for US 41 landscape design, and conduct a workshop on the Community Development project update. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Village Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. Residents are invited [...]
Irma Mitigation Outreach Available in Florida Home Improvement Store
FEMA specialists will be available at the Home Depot, 3402 Forum Blvd., Ft. Myers 33905, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., December 11 – 23, 2017, to answer questions and offer tips and techniques for building hazard-resistant homes to help prevent or reduce damage from future disasters. Most information is geared toward do-it-yourself work and general contractors. Topics will include flood insurance, rebuilding flooded homes, and elevating utilities. Free reference booklets with information about protecting a home from flood damage will also be available. More information about protecting property can be found at www.fema.gov/protect-your-property.
Comprehensive Plan’s Housing and Infrastructure elements to be reviewed by Council on November 29, 2017
The Housing and Infrastructure elements of the Village’s Comprehensive Plan will be reviewed during the Council workshop at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 29. This is one of several Council workshops in conjunction with the Village’s first Comprehensive Plan which will be transmitted to the state for approval early next year. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Village Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. Residents are invited to attend and comment on agenda items or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/
Estero Community Park is a debris drop-off location starting October 12, 2017
Lee County has added the Estero Community Park as an additional residential drop-off location for residents who do not want to wait for debris-management trucks to arrive. Rather than using the park’s main entrance, residents need to enter the park’s maintenance compound entrance off the east side of Via Coconut Point. Signs will be posted. The address is 21651 Via Coconut Point. Hours will be the same as the county’s other two self-drop sites – 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. seven days a week beginning Thursday, Oct. 12. You must show ID and be a resident of [...]
Lee County Solid Waste has opened public disposal locations
Lee County has launched a new Hurricane Irma Daily Updates landing page on its Solid Waste website. It also has started opening drop-off locations for residential horticultural debris from the storm. The Hurricane Irma Daily Updates site features an interactive map showing where crews are working. The map – also viewable on mobile phones – is updated each evening to show where trucks will arrive the next day throughout Lee County. The site also features daily updates showing the volume of debris collected. For residents who do not want to wait for debris-management trucks to arrive, there is now a [...]
Vice-Mayor Bill Ribble briefed on FGCU’s Entrepreneurship Program
(Shown left to right: Dr. Jason Lortie, FGCU; Jim Shields, ECCL; Vince Modarelli, ECCL; Dr. Sandra Kauanui, Director, Institute of Entrepreneurship; Vice-Mayor Bill Ribble; and Dr. Eric Arseneau, FGCU) Vice-Mayor Bill Ribble met with Community Leaders and FGCU faculty from the Institute for Entrepreneurship on August 30, 2017. Dr. Sandra Kauanui, Director of the Institute, gave her guests an overview of the Entrepreneurship Program and the need for student mentors, funding, classroom and meeting room space. Over the last three years, the program has grown from 20 students to more than 80 students this semester. The meeting concluded [...]