Volunteers help keep Estero’s roads beautiful
Left to Right. Elaine and John Frisella, Terri McKnight, Hugh Ivany, Char McKenzie, Dave Vailencourt, Roger Carignan and Tish Lach Kudos to the many Estero residents who joined together again this season to help keep our roadways free of litter and looking beautiful. John Hersh, Kris Parizek Residents volunteered through three programs: FDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway Program, Lee County’s Adopt-A-Road Program and the Village of Estero’s Adopt-A-Road Program supported by Keep Lee County Beautiful. Engage Estero started their clean-up campaign through FDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway Program in October 2020. Now completing their 5th season, volunteers from over 50 communities and [Read More.]
Safe Driving: Never Fail to Buckle Up
The majority of accidents are close to home. The trip is never too short to buckle up. https://estero-fl.gov/teen-driving/ #SafeEstero #drivingsafety #teendrivers
Protect our Waters with Proper Fertilization
Fertilizing your lawn with nitrogen or phosphorus-based products in the summer (June through September) does more harm than good. That fertilizer never makes it to the plant roots, it just gets washed into storm drains and floods our valuable waterways with food for unwanted algal blooms. Wait to fertilize until rainy season is over, and maybe again in March or April. For more ways you can keep our waters free of pollutants, check out our flyer on how your landscape maintenance can protect our waters at: https://estero-fl.gov/landscape You can also get more information on our website at: https://estero-fl.gov/residents/
Sports Park CMR contract among topics addressed by Council on April 16, 2025
Public comment on non-agenda items: The president of Engage Estero related that, as Estero grows, consideration of its brand and sense of place needs to be considered. Action Items Progress Report on Local Mitigation Strategy The Village is required to conduct a yearly review on the progress of Local Mitigation Strategy projects, which serves as the flood mitigation plan. This requirement allows the Village to maintain its current Community Rating System (CRS) classification of 6, providing Estero residents with policies issued under the National Flood Insurance Program a discount rate of 20%. Council approved the Progress Report on Local Mitigation [Read More.]
Estero Storage, Grandezza pickleball courts and Via Coconut addressed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on April 8, 2025
Public Information Meetings Estero Storage The applicant is applying for a development order for a 107,000 square foot self-storage building along with supporting parking, sidewalks and utilities. Estero Storage will be located off of Arcos Avenue in the Plaza del Sol. No voting occurs during public information meetings. Grandezza pickleball courts The applicant is planning to add four pickleball courts adjacent to the bocce ball courts at the Club at Grandezza located at 11418 Grand Oak Blvd. The courts will be 367 feet from the first building to the east and 386 feet from the building to the west. The [Read More.]
Estero high school students recognized by Council on April 2, 2025
Pictured left to right front row: Amelia Krupp, Katelyn Kuieck, Jennifer Pichardo, Mayor Joanne Ribble, Jiya Naik, Meghan Lay and Natalia Gonzalez Cabrera. Back row: Councilmembers Jeff Hunt, Lori Fayhee, Jon McLain, Jim Ward, Vice-Mayor George Zalucki and Councilmember Rafael Lopez. Mayor Joanne Ribble read a proclamation for the Estero High School and high school students who were awarded the Cambridge Outstanding Learners Awards. These are a group of awards which recognize exceptional learner achievement in Cambridge examinations around the world. In addition, Estero High School students Amelia Krupp, Katelyn Kuieck, Jennifer Pichardo Jiya Naik, Meghan Lay and Natalia Gonzalez [Read More.]
Koreshan Nights Concert Series
Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy live music, April 12, 7:00 to 9:30 pm performed from the porch of the Planetary Court by Glenda Fell, regional IBC winner, 2022 and 2024 SWFL Regional International Blues Challenge in the Solo/Duo blues artist division. Glenda will be accompanied by Arne Englund, long time guitarist with the Buckingham Blues Bar House Band that recently opened for the .38 Special Concert in Fort Myers. Over the years, Arnie shared stages with Levon Helm, Bob Margolin, Joe Louis Walker, Duke Robillard, to name a few. They will be playing an eclectic mix of Blues and Rock - with a spritz of Bluegrass! [Read More.]
Estero Historical Society special events in April
The rise and fall of the cattle industry is the topic local historian Jacob Winge will discuss as part of the Estero Historical Society’s Speaker Series at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, April 12, at Country Creek Country Club. Tickets $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Then on Saturday, April 26, the Swamp Blues Band will perform, bringing the authentic sounds of the swamp to life. This “Mud & Blues” fundraiser concert starts at 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Country Creek Country Club. Tickets are $30 pp; all proceeds go to saving the historic Alvarez/Smith house. Reserve your seat [Read More.]
Estero Park to host EGGStravaganza featuring the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt on April 19, 2025
Estero EGGStravaganza will feature an adaptive egg hunt beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 19, at Estero Park, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd. The egg hunts and the opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny are for children age 12 and under. The cost is $5 per child. Bring your camera and basket. Preregistration is required by calling 239-533-1470, online at www.leeparks.org/register or at the Estero Recreation Center. The adaptive egg hunt can only be registered at the center or by phone. For more information, call the Estero Recreation Center at 239-533-1470.
Give Yourself Time to Learn: Driving Safety
New drivers need experience to navigate at legal speeds safely. Slow down whenever conditions aren’t ideal. https://estero-fl.gov/teen-driving/ #SafeEstero #drivingsafety #teendrivers