Hurricane Dorian Update – 4
The Village of Estero is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian as it progresses northward along the eastern coast of Florida, along with our partners in Lee County and the Estero and San Carlos Park Fire teams. Likely Impact: The weather forecast is clarifying. Hurricane Dorian is presently a category 4, though it is not expected to provide a significant impact to Estero. Expect 2-5 inches of rain tomorrow, with tropical storm force wind gusts (not sustained), and no storm surge. Need to Know: Lee County schools will be open Tuesday, September 3. What We Have Done: All major Village stormwater systems [Read More.]
Hurricane Dorian Update – 3
The Village of Estero is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian as it progresses towards Florida, along with our partners in Lee County and the Estero and San Carlos Park Fire teams. No evacuations are required at this time. Likely Impact: The weather forecast is clarifying. Though Hurricane Dorian has intensified to a category 5, it is not expected to provide a significant impact to Estero. Expect 2-5 inches of rain today and tomorrow, with tropical storm force wind gusts (not sustained), and no storm surge. What We Have Done: All major Village stormwater systems and ditches have been cleared, including the [Read More.]
Hurricane Dorian Update – 2
The Village of Estero is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian as it progresses towards Florida, along with our partners in Lee County and the Estero and San Carlos Park Fire teams. No evacuations are required at this time. What We Know: Hurricane Dorian will impact the eastern coast of Florida early next week (likely Monday). What Remains Unclear: The weather forecast is clarifying. Though Hurricane Dorian has intensified to a category 5, it is not expected to provide a significant impact to Estero. Expect 2-5 inches of rain between Monday and Tuesday, with tropical storm force wind gusts (not sustained), [Read More.]
US 41 landscape improvements and Estero Parkway among items on the agenda for Council on Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m. by appointing the Village’s voting delegate for the 2019 Florida League of Cities annual conference and business meeting. In addition, they will review a letter requesting Lee County disaster response services in the case of a declared emergency, authorization of Estero Parkway construction engineering inspection services, award of a contract with Superior Landscaping & Lawn Service, Inc. for US 41 landscape improvements and the ranking of firms to perform US 41 landscape improvements construction engineering and inspection services. A workshop will follow the meeting to address the Village’s special assessment policies and [Read More.]
Sprouts Farmers Market and Genova median landscape plan on the agenda for the Design Review Board Wednesday, June 12, 2019
The Design Review Board will conduct public hearings for development orders for Sprout Farmers Market’s grocery store, parking infrastructure and monument sign, and Genova’s Via Coconut Point median landscape plan at 5:30 p.m. June 12. Development orders grant permission to start work on a project. Residents are invited to attend and may speak during public comment or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/ The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Design Review Board meetings are held in the Village Hall Council Chambers, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park.
Council is asking residents to attend Lee County Board of Commissioners public hearing on June 19 regarding limerock mining
The Village Council is asking residents to join them in attending the Lee County Board of County Commissioners’ public hearing at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 19. The Board will be considering the adoption of proposed amendments to the Lee County Comprehensive Land Use Plan that will eliminate the current controls on limerock mining. The Village has received numerous complaints and calls of concern from residents regarding expanded mining east of I-75 on Corkscrew Road. Earlier this year, the Village hired Bill Spikowski, an experienced local planning consultant, to conduct a peer review of two recent mining studies that disagreed about the [Read More.]
Council conducted workshops on the Capital Improvement Program and Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan following their meeting June 5, 2019
Public Comment on non-agenda items Barbara Saxton, Chair of the Friends of River Oaks, spoke about their successful “This Place Matters” event held at River Oaks on May 18. They are planning another, larger event for late September. The organization has hired a caretaker to maintain the work that has been done to date on this property, which is located at the end of the road at 9541 Broadway Avenue East. Gary Israel spoke about the work that the Rotary is doing in Cape Coral to provide benches and picnic tables at school bus stops and how the Estero Rotary [Read More.]
Council to conduct workshops on the Capital Improvement Program and Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan following their meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m. by addressing the replat of a lot in Miromar Outlets Mall to accommodate a 135-room hotel, a joint agreement with the Florida Dept. of Transportation pertaining to the landscape improvements along US 41, and right of way review services. The Village Attorney will review the Septic to Sewer process prior to two workshop sessions. Staff will present the preliminary Capital Improvement Program for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. This budget lays out all Village projects for the next five years. Jacobs, the Village Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan consultant, will present a summary [Read More.]
Pavich, Miromar hotel and Sprouts applications to be reviewed at the Planning & Zoning Board on Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. with a public information meeting for Pavich Estero Planned Development requesting to rezone two lots on the southwest corner of Corkscrew Road and Happy Hollow Lane allowing for building a two-story multi-use commercial facility. In addition, there will be public hearings for requests to re-plat lots in Miromar Outlets Mall to accommodate a 135-room hotel and for a variance to place a Sprouts Farmers Market monument sign 5 feet from the US 41 right-of-way. The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Residents are invited to attend and offer comments during public input. Planning & Zoning [Read More.]
Estero on the River property and Parks, Recreation and Open Space updates presented to Council following their meeting on May 15, 2019
Public Comment on non-agenda items: Barbara Saxton, Chair of the Friends of River Oaks, invited Council and residents to attend the “This Place Matters” event from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. There will be planting classes for kids of all ages, easy walking paths to the river and an opportunity to learn how to save this property located at the end of the road at 9541 Broadway Avenue East. Action Items Design Review Board applications Only two applications were received as a result of advertising efforts to fill the vacancies on the Design Review Board. A [Read More.]