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The Village has been notified by the Florida Power and Light Drone Team that they will be conducting maintenance assessments of the power lines in our area over the next one to 5 days. The assessments will be conducted by licensed drone pilots, contracted by FPL and will follow all FAA privacy and flight regulations. The assessments will take place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Please visit www.fpl.com/drones or call FPL Customer Service at 800-226-3545 for further details.

The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing an interlocal agreement for Election Services with the Supervisor of Elections. Council will then review a proposed contract with CW3 Engineering, Inc. to provide construction engineering and inspection services for the Estero on the River Phase 1 improvements. Other items on the agenda include: construction engineering and inspection services for the Sandy Lake Bike/Ped improvements, a reimbursement resolution, acquisition of a parcel of land along Three Oaks Parkway, and an agreement with the Lee County School Board to develop a joint use park and recreation facility. The meeting will be followed [Read More.]

Crews will be sodding the median and shoulders over the next week beginning near Bella Terra and working their way west.  Motorists should be aware of construction equipment and vehicles operating close to the roadway. Left turn lanes from Corkscrew Road are unavailable into Wild Blue Boulevard, Cypress Shadows Boulevard (The Preserve at Corkscrew), Midnight Blue Boulevard, and Bella Terra Boulevard.  Left turns are still permited, however they will be made from the travel lane.  Where possible, barrels and other devices have been shifted to allow for as much room as possible for vehicles. The contractor continues to complete concrete [Read More.]

Registration is now open for the 5K Family Fun Run planned for Saturday, March 2, at Estero Park and Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd. The Family Fun Run is part of Lee County Parks & Recreation’s annual Estero Health Expo, which is 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 2, at the Estero Park and Recreation Center. The run will begin at 8 a.m. Advance registration is required for the run and the cost is $20 per participant. To register, visit www.leeparks.org/register or call the Estero Recreation Center at 239-533-1470. The Estero Health Expo will feature health vendors and community resources.   [Read More.]

Residents will be able to dispose of household chemical waste safely and responsibly from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 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 household [Read More.]

Information security policy Florida Statute 282.3185 Local Government Cybersecurity Act requires certain standards be met by local governments. The Village of Estero’s information security policy was created and reviewed by the Village’s information technology consultants, Calvin, Giordano & Associates, to meet the requirements of this statute.  This policy will standardize and bolster the cybersecurity of the Village. Council voted to adopt this policy. Code enforcement lien  ProEnergy, LLC, owns the Marathon Gas Station at 8800 Corkscrew Road. The owner was cited in May 2021 for sign maintenance. The case was heard before the Special Magistrate and the Magistrate imposed a [Read More.]

Popular local historian Jacob Winge will present his history program on Prehistoric Florida to the Estero Historical Society from 9:30 – 11 a.m., Saturday, January 13, at the clubhouse at Country Creek Country Club, 21125 Country Club Drive. Winge, a local historian and fifth generation Floridian who has been giving history presentations since he was in his teens, will describe how about 12,000 years ago, when Florida was much larger and drier than now, wandering hunter-gatherers arrived. They lived a simple life, following the great herds of mammoths and other megafauna and gathering the wild grains, nuts, and berries they [Read More.]

The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with Council addressing an information security policy, a code enforcement payment, a Village-wide traffic study to be conducted January – March, a contract to enable the acquisition of right of way or easements to complete numerous roadway, landscaping, bicycle, and pedestrian projects, and a gravity sewer smoke and closed-circuit television testing contract change order associated with the extension of central sewer to the  communities of  Estero Bay Village, Sunny Grove, and Cypress Bend. A workshop will then be conducted to review the Code Enforcement law and procedures. The full agenda is available [Read More.]

Council will start the meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with a public hearing for an appeal of the Brooks Town Center apartments development order. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Park. Residents may view the meeting here and provide public comment by utilizing the eComment Card on the Village website.  Comments must be received by noon one day before the actual meeting and they will be distributed to the Council but will not be read at the meeting.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted today to approve a contract for construction of Corkscrew Road Widening Phase II from Bella Terra Boulevard to Alico Road. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2024 and the project includes: Widening of an existing two-lane road to four lanes Drainage improvements A 6-foot sidewalk on the north side and 10-foot asphalt shared-use path on the south side On-road bike lanes A new signal at Alico Road Force main and water main relocations/replacements. The $26.6 million contract is with Bergeron Land Development. The widening project is a top-tier transportation priority for [Read More.]