Council to address final millage rate, FY 2019-2020 budget and Estero Parkway landscape with lighting options at their meeting at 5:30 p.m., September 18, 2019
The meeting will start Wednesday evening with a presentation on the US 2020 Census by Census Bureau Recruiting Manager Don Radcliff, followed by public hearings adopting the final levying of ad valorem taxes and approving the FY 2019-2020 budget. Council will then consider two grant applications to the Florida Department of Transportation to pay for the installation of landscaping along US-41 and two options for request for bids for Estero Parkway landscape improvements with and without streetlights. Finally, Council will address the Master Interlocal Agreement regarding the distribution formula for the allocation of revenue from the local option fuel tax [Read More.]
Hurricane Dorian Update – 5
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: Hurricane Dorian is presently a category 3 storm, though it is not expected to provide a significant impact to Estero. The projected course will take the storm up the eastern coast of Florida. What We Have Done: All major Village stormwater systems and ditches have been cleared, including the ditch along the railroad. Generators are on standby, should sanitary sewer pump stations lose [Read More.]
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.]