Several upgrades have been made to the Village website to improve quality and ease of access
The Village recently combined all the latest meeting agendas, attachments, minutes, transcripts and video into one place. The agendas have a new look with an ease of access to individual meeting topics and a button to submit an eComment. In addition, the video player has been upgraded to high definition. Please make sure to have the correct link for viewing the meetings. You may view the HD meetings here. Once the meeting has been conducted, residents may click on the meeting of their choice which will display the meeting video with accompanying agenda, pdf package and transcript. The Village seeks [...]
FY 2021-2022 budget, proposed millage rate, and Corkscrew Road interchange landscape design on the agenda for Council on July 21, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing a Community Development software contract, an RFP for lobbying services, presentation of the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, and a resolution determining the proposed millage rate for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. They will then review a US 41 landscape maintenance contract, Seminole Gulf Railway railroad ditch maintenance contract, and conduct a second reading of Ordinance 2021-09 pertaining to a Teco Peoples Gas franchise agreement. Council will then conduct workshops for the Corkscrew Road interchange landscape design and the proposed 7th Anniversary event. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are [...]
Council approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment for a proposed school site on Three Oaks Parkway on July 14, 2021
Council conducted a second reading/public hearing for Ordinance 2021-07 pertaining to the adoption of an amendment to the Village of Estero Comprehensive Plan to allow an elementary and middle school, as well as related facilities, on a 68.5-acre undeveloped parcel, located south of Copper Oaks, southeast of the Post Office and bounded by Three Oaks Parkway on the west and I-75 on the east. Public Comment: Three residents spoke, two against this project and one in favor. Six eComment cards were placed into the record. Council voted to approve the ordinance revised by staff. (Ordinance) Residents may view the archived [...]
West Bay Hill, Miromar Outlets and Colonnade projects among those reviewed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on July 13, 2021
The Board started their meeting conducting three public information meetings: West Bay Hill, Miromar Outlets and The Colonnade. West Bay Hill is requesting to increase the height of a proposed high-rise building on a 5-acre lot from 20 stories to 23 stories over one level of parking. The applicant pointed out that additional floors would provide a more slender design and a more exclusive product. The four units per floor with two penthouse levels would provide 88 units. The building would include an amenity center and a rooftop pool. (West Bay Presentation) The West Bay Club is located off of [...]
Council to conduct public hearing for a Comprehensive Plan amendment for a proposed school site on Three Oaks Parkway at 9:30 a.m., July 14, 2021
Council to vote on Ordinance 2021-07 pertaining to the adoption of an amendment to the Village of Estero Comprehensive Plan to allow an elementary and middle school, as well as related facilities, on a 68.5-acre undeveloped parcel, located south of Copper Oaks, southeast of the Post Office and bounded by Three Oaks Parkway on the west and I-75 on the east. (Ordinance) The hearing will be held at Village Hall and is open to the public. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and be heard. Residents may view the meeting here and provide public comment by utilizing the eComment [...]
Cloud server transition, gas franchise agreement, and lien mitigation addressed on July 7, 2021
Public Comment on non-agenda items: The president and publisher of Estero Life Magazine spoke about how residents now have the opportunity to become an “Estero Insider” by subscribing to the magazine, which is now be available for subscription on its 5th anniversary, September 2021. Council started their meeting approving a comprehensive annual financial report which provides details of operations for the 12 months ending on September 30, 2020. Jeff Tuscan of Tuscan & Company Certified Public Accountants & Consultants, gave a short presentation on their audit, stating that it was an extremely positive report and congratulated Village staff (Report) (Comparative [...]
West Bay Club, Miromar Outlets and Colonnade projects among those to be reviewed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on July 13, 2021
The meeting will start at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with public information meetings for zoning amendments for the West Bay Club, which is requesting to increase the height of a proposed high-rise building from 20 stories to 23 stories over parking, and Miromar Outlets to modernize their signage. In addition, the Colonnade Continuing Care Retirement Community, aka Volunteers of America, will present their revised site and level plans in a public information meeting. The Board will then conduct public hearings for the Lee Health Medical Building at the Shoppes at University Highlands, the Fifth Third Bank at Miromar Outlets and the [...]
Cloud server transition, gas franchise agreement, and Lee County solid waste disposal and system assessment on the agenda for Council on July 7, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing a comprehensive annual financial report for the Fiscal Year which ended on 9/30/20. They will then review letters of engagement for transitioning the Village’s data storage to the cloud. Next, they will set the date for a public hearing for the school site comprehensive plan amendment, address a lien mitigation and have a first reading of Ordinance 2021-09 pertaining to a gas franchise agreement with Tampa Electric Company. A workshop will review Lee County’s proposed FY 21/22 Municipal Solid Waste Disposal and Solid Waste System Assessment. The full agenda is [...]
Lee County operations Independence Day schedule
Solid Waste There will be no change to residential garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in unincorporated Lee County, the City of Bonita Springs, and the Village of Estero. The Resource Recovery Facility on Buckingham Road will be open to accept waste from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 3. The Resource Recovery Facility will be closed on Sunday, July 4, and open 6:30 a.m.to 6 p.m. on Monday, July 5. All Solid Waste offices and the Household Chemical Waste Collection Facility, 6441 Topaz Court, will be closed Saturday, July 3, and Monday, July 5. The Household Chemical Waste [...]
