Williams Road roundabout, Village monument signs and Estero on the River Phase 1 design contract addressed by Council on November 3, 2021
Left to right: FL-TF6 members Dustin Wagner, Christian Woolley, Sinead Imbaro (with Magnus Ares), Christopher Intartaglio, Glen Brownlee , Mayor Katy Errington, Mark Wahlig, and Shane Sibert Council started their meeting with Mayor Errington presenting keys to the city to members of the Florida USAR Task Force 6 (FL-TF6), K-9 Magnus Ares and Sinead Imbaro, police K-9 instructor & military fitness specialist, for their difficult work following the Champlain Towers condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida. The FL-TF6 is a multi-agency, multi-discipline search and rescue task force made up of members of various fire and law enforcement teams, [Read More.]
Shoppes at University Highlands, Oak & Stone Restaurant and Downtown Estero on the agenda for the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on November 9, 2021
The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, by conducting two public hearings. The first will be for the Shoppes at University Highlands’ request for a development order for their building No. 5 located on the west side of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway. A public hearing will be conducted for a development order for Estero Crossing’s Oak & Stone Restaurant located 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Corkscrew Road and I-75. There will be a public information meeting held for the Downtown Estero project located on the east side of US 41 north of Broadway and east [Read More.]
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Estero’s Top 25 “influencers” honored on October 28, 2021
Twenty-five Persons of Greatest Influence were celebrated at an awards banquet held at The Club at Grandezza filled to capacity on Thursday evening. Sixty individuals were originally nominated for this award by Estero residents but some declined. Following a tally of votes, these 25 “influencers” were selected by you, our residents and business leaders, as those individuals who have helped enhance the quality of life for residents living in Estero. The honorees, in alphabetical order include: Adele Amico Margaret Antonier Jim Boesch Craig Brush Tim Carson Blake Chapman Katy Errington Don Eslick Jim Gilmartin Alex Greenwood David Hoffmann Gary Israel [Read More.]
Council addressed 3 items pertaining to The Brooks Town Center on October 27, 2021
Action Item Council granted a request by third party homeowners’ associations to intervene in the Council hearings related to the vested rights application and appeal of an administrative decision pertaining to The Brooks Town Center. Representing the homeowners’ associations was Beverly Grady, Roetzel & Andress, LPA. The presidents of the four Brooks homeowners’ associations – Copperleaf Golf Club, the Harbour Club at Lighthouse Bay, Spring Run Golf Club and Shadow Wood Community Association – spoke in support of retaining the Town Center commercial uses. Quasi-Judicial Hearings Brooks Town Center – Vested Rights Determination Council conducted a quasi-judicial hearing for The [Read More.]
Council to address vested rights and administrative appeal pertaining to The Brooks Town Center on October 27, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 on Wednesday, addressing The Town Center located within The Brooks community on Coconut Road. Council is not considering the site plan or development proposal at this meeting. They will only be reviewing the issues of vested rights and administrative appeal. Public comment should be related only to the vested rights determination, or appeal of the administrative decision by staff. 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 Community Park. Residents may view the meeting here and [Read More.]
Casey Bishop, PreK-8 school, Via Coconut and Williams Road bike/ped improvements addressed by Council on October 20, 2021
Vice-Mayor Jon McLain holds the proclamation and Casey Bishop is holding the Key to the City which was presented to her by Mayor Katy Errington. Council started their meeting with a proclamation and key to the city presentation for one of American Idol’s Top 4 finalists and Estero resident Casey Bishop. Bishop wowed the judges and won the hearts of Estero residents when, at 15, she made her first appearance on the show. Now 16, she is a student at Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts and continues her interest in a vocal career. Action Item [Read More.]
Two local arenas to be hardened for emergencies
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted October 19, 2021, to approve funding agreements with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for $4.5 million to harden the roofs, windows and doors at Hertz Arena, 11000 Everglades Parkway, and $2.8 million to do the same at FGCU’s Alico Arena, 12181 FGCU Lake Parkway, which both serve as emergency shelters. The grants cover 100% of the cost of hardening these critical facilities, which have served as shelters during emergency declarations in Lee County as well as elsewhere in Florida. The federal Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program made these funds available after [Read More.]
Lee Commissioners award contract for Larry Kiker Preserve
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted October 19, 2021, to award a contract for Phase 1 of the planning, design and permitting for the Larry Kiker Preserve, formerly known as Edison Farms, which is in southeast Lee County and is the second-largest Board acquisition in the history of the county’s Conservation 20/20 program. When completed, the preserve will serve multiple functions – water quality, flood control, wildlife habitat and passive recreation. Components could include shared-use paths, hiking trails, a nature center, fishing piers, a campground and scenic overlook towers. The county’s goal is to create a visitor experience similar [Read More.]
Truist Bank, Christ Community Ministries and AAAA PreK-8 school were addressed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on October 12, 2021
Public Hearings Truist Bank Representatives for Truist Bank (formerly BBT Bank) were requesting approval for the removal of all existing (BBT) signage and the design of their new monument and directional signs internal to the project. Truist Bank is located at 20280 Grand Oaks Shoppes Blvd., north of Corkscrew Road and just south of Dunkin Donuts on the east side of Corkscrew Road. This is their presentation. The Board voted to approve this application. Christ Community Ministries Representatives were requesting a development order to remove existing temporary modular buildings and expand the existing church building by 2,972 square feet and [Read More.]