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 [Read More.]
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 [Read More.]
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 [Read More.]
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 [Read More.]
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 [Read More.]
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 [Read More.]
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 [Read More.]
Utilities expansion program manager and gas franchise agreement among items addressed by Council on June 16, 2021
Council started their meeting by addressing a utilities expansion program management contract. The Village has prioritized protecting the Estero River and is considering a program to expand utilities within the community, replacing septic tanks with central sewer and water. To fully consider and execute a utilities expansion program, the assistance of a program manager is required to serve as the Village’s representative to the community. Scott Shannon, of Woodard & Curran, was selected to serve as program manager. Scott will act as an extension of Village staff, garnering public input, facilitating the Council decision-making process, completing grant applications, implementing assessments [Read More.]
Estero Crossing restaurant and Clean Machine Car Wash among projects reviewed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on June 8, 2021
Public Information Meeting The meeting started with a public information meeting for the Oak & Stone restaurant, the first commercial building to request a development order in the Estero Crossing development. The applicant is proposing a one-story 5,300± square foot restaurant with white smooth finished stucco, stone columns, balconies with rustic wood detailing, barrel tiled roofs and trellises on the building. There will be an outdoor patio on the south side of the restaurant. Plans call for the restaurant to be open for lunch and dinner. (Presentation) Estero Crossing is located 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Corkscrew Road [Read More.]