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Old US Post Office The meeting will begin with a new member orientation from 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Board will convene at 4:30 p.m. with an introduction of new members, reappointments and selection of a vice-chairman. The Board will then conduct public hearings for the Shadow Wood guardhouse remodel on Coconut Road, and pickleball court applications from Wildcat Run on Corkscrew Road and The Brooks Commons Club on Coconut Road. A public information meeting will provide details of a development order request for two one-story buildings at University Highlands located on Ben Hill Parkway and the conversion [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with a proclamation in honor of Military Appreciation Month. Council will address a resolution pertaining to the replatting of a 12-acre property located in Stoneybrook, a public improvement agreement with High 5, and a contract with Wright Construction Group to initiate Phase 1 on the 20-acre “Entertainment District” at Williams Road, which consists of site preparation, clearing, excavation, earthwork, and developing retention ponds. There will be a first reading of an ordinance addressing the 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Program setting priorities for the next five years, followed by Workshops updating the Ben [Read More.]

The following information is provided by Cougar Contracting, Inc.:  Corkscrew Road Widening Project – Phase I Construction Project: On Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10, motorists should expect a slow-moving operation for crews to stripe the roadway. On Friday, May 10, during daytime hours, motorists should expect crews working in the westbound travel lane at the wildlife crossing/bridge to repair asphalt.  Please follow the traffic control devices when traveling through the area. Corkscrew Road is now in its final configuration from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Bella Terra Boulevard.  Motorists should expect isolated flagging operations with periodic lane closures as the contractor [Read More.]

The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with proclamations for National Boat Safety Week and 4KIDS – National Foster Care Awareness Month. Council will address a pre-construction services contract to manage the construction of roadway and intersection improvements along Williams Road, west of US 41, to prevent illegal left turns at the Walgreen entrance and provide a roundabout the Life Care Center entrance. Council will then review a contract with Chris-Tel Construction, Inc. to manage the construction of the proposed bike/ped improvements along Sandy Lane. Four resolutions will be considered.  Topics include support for the Bonita-Estero Rail Trail (BERT) [Read More.]

Corkscrew Road Widening Project – Phase I Construction Project:  The project widens Corkscrew Road to six lanes from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Fire House Lane, and to four lanes from Fire House Lane to Bella Terra Boulevard.  The project includes adding on-road bike lanes, some sidewalk, installing new drainage, and constructing a wildlife crossing approximately 1000 feet west of the entrance to Cypress Shadows Boulevard.  This crossing will coincide with a regional flow-way that crosses Corkscrew Road at that location. The Village of Estero will be installing shared use paths, lighting, and landscaping as phasing allows.  Drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists are urged to [Read More.]

The following information is provided by Cougar Contracting, Inc.:  Corkscrew Road is now in its final configuration from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Bella Terra Boulevard.  Motorists should expect isolated flagging operations with periodic lane closures as the contractor works through the final project punch list.  Motorists should also expect construction vehicles entering and leaving the roadway. On Monday, April 15, during daytime hours, motorists should expect the right turn lane from Grande Oak Shoppes to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway closed.  Drivers will still be able to turn right from the through lane into the shopping center and turn north [Read More.]

The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with a proclamation stating the Village recognizes Arbor Day, which is April 26. Action items include addressing a contract for $81,000, plus 10% contingency, with Florida Acquisition & Appraisal, Inc. to assist the Village in obtaining the easement and property required to construct the Broadway Ave East utility expansion project. Council will then be asked to approve the assignment and amendment of the license agreement for Sandy Lane right of way agreement with Seminole Gulf Railway for the proposed stormwater discharges from the Estero Entrainment Project. Following this meeting, a workshop will [Read More.]

  Residents will be able to dispose of household chemical waste safely and responsibly from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17.  Items will not be accepted either before or after that time period. Chemical waste categories include items that are ignitable, corrosive, explosive and/or reactive and toxic, such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals.  Never dispose of these items in dumpsters, compactors or at curbside with household garbage or down a storm drain or in the soil.  See Lee County Solid Waste link for household chemical waste categories. Items which are not [Read More.]

Lee County and its municipal partners – Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Town of Fort Myers Beach and Village of Estero – would like to offer residents an update on their response to the FEMA verbal notification late last week that it would retrograde Community Rating System (CRS) to remove discounts on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premiums: · The county anticipates receiving a written communication from FEMA soon. · The county plans to work with FEMA to address any alleged deficiencies that could help the county and municipalities retain current CRS ratings. · The county’s goal is to work with [Read More.]