Paint permits on the agenda for the Design Review Board on September 2, 2020
The Design Review Board will review applications for paint permits for Longitude Apartments 81, the 23421 Walden Center Drive building, and Extra Space of Coconut Point at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. The Council Chambers will be available for public comment, in accordance with social distancing orders. Participants are to wear their own-supplied mask. Residents may view the meeting here: https://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/ and provide public comment during the meeting by utilizing the eComment Card on [...]
Estero on the River presentation to be made to the Planning & Zoning Board and Design Review Board on August 27, 2020
Village consultant Canin Associates will conduct a joint workshop on the Estero on the River property for the two boards at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Canin Associates is assisting the Village with its efforts to identify ideas for use of the Estero on the River property. Purpose of this workshop is to solicit feedback from the board members. No decisions are made during workshops. There will be separate sessions in September to solicit input from the public. Residents may live stream the meeting at https://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. For further information, contact Carol Sacco at 239-319-2840 or email sacco@estero-fl.gov.
Design Review Board to conduct public information meetings for Estero Country Club, Longitude 81 Apartments and Estero Crossing on August 26, 2020
The Design Review Board will conduct three public information meetings starting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday. Estero Country Club at The Vines is requesting review of their clubhouse expansion, the addition of an outdoor seating area, two bocce ball courts and two pickleball courts. Estero Country Club at The Vines is located east of US 41 north of Estero Parkway. Longitude 81 Apartments wants to change the exterior building color from the approved yellow tones to a color scheme of predominately grey. These apartments are located at 11221 Everblades Parkway, west of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and north of the Miromar Outlets [...]
Public hearings conducted for a farmers market and Firestone Tire Center by the Planning & Zoning Board on August 18, 2020
Local Roots LLC A representative for Local Roots LLC requested a temporary use permit for a seasonal farmers market to be held weekly at Coconut Point Mall. They plan to sell farm produce and goods on Thursdays from 9 am to 1pm, from October 1, 2020 to May 27, 2021. Local Roots has operated at this site for the past four years. There are approximately 50 vendors that will be operating sales from tented stands. The tented stands are to be set up only for the hours of operation, have open sides (without walls) and are typically 100 square feet [...]
Estero Chamber to hold virtual golf tournament to benefit students
Link to Registration Link to Rules All proceeds go towards college scholarships for high school students.
LeeTran wants your input for planning future of transit services
You’re invited to take part in planning the future of transit services in Lee County. Help them prioritize improvements for LeeTran’s 10-year Transit Development Plan. Join one of the following virtual public meetings to provide your feedback to develop a successful plan that will meet the community’s transit needs in the next 10 years. Virtual Public Workshop #1: Tuesday, August 11 at 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Virtual Public Workshop #2: Thursday, August 13, 5:30—7:00 p.m. Register to attend: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1807397413423615503 Once you have registered, you will receive an invitation email with a unique link to participate in this virtual public workshop. This invitation [...]
Together, we can!
Lee Health and the Lee County Government are asking us all to join the “Together, we can” campaign. The campaign states that protecting what – and who – we love takes all of us. The campaign stresses that we all practice the CDC guidelines of social distancing, wearing a face covering in public, avoiding touching your face, coughing and sneezing in your elbow and disinfecting “high touch” surfaces. Lee County has produced their first video promoting the campaign; you can view it here. Let’s join in this effort to overcome this dreadful virus – together, we can! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeykVxfvwCw
Design Review Board to conduct public information meeting for Clean Machine Car Wash at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Representatives for the Clean Machine Car Wash will present their plans to build a car wash at the intersection of US 41 and Vintage Parkway. The property is approximately 200 feet north of Aldi Grocery Store and opposite of Breckenridge Drive. No voting occurs during public information meetings. The full agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. The Council Chambers will be available for public comment, in accordance with social distancing orders. Participants are to wear their own-supplied mask. Residents may [...]
Important information for parents to determine how students will receive instruction this school year
The Lee County School District Reopening Toolkit is now on the District's website. Many of the questions stakeholders have been asking are answered in this toolkit here: https://www.leeschools.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=676305&pageId=30478400 They have created four instructional models to meet the different needs of families: face to face, Lee virtual school, Lee home connect and home school. There is a short video describing the options. Please go to the District's School Reintroduction webpage, navigate to the bottom half of the page, and choose, "Reopening Toolkit." (The toolkit is an 18mb PDF file so it may take a while to download.) After you have digested [...]
Design Review Board conducted a public hearing for Houck Medical on July 22, 2020
Two new members of the Board were introduced: Barry Freedman, resident of The Vines, and Jim Wallace who is a former Design Review Board member. Village Land Use Attorney Nancy Stroud reviewed a variety of criteria of importance for the new Board members. Public Hearing The Board approved, with conditions, the two-story 18,000 sq. ft. Houck Medical facility located at Plaza del Sol, 10200 Arcos Avenue, one parcel east of Three Oaks Parkway and Corkscrew Road. The Board complimented the applicant on the appearance of the building which will be painted with two shades of white, with red tile roof [...]