Bassett Furniture, Chase Bank, Miromar Design Center & Heartland Dental presented their plans to the Design Review Board on October 11, 2017
Public Information Meeting – Bassett Furniture Representatives for Bassett Furniture presented their plans for a new 15,100-square foot store at 23230 Via Villagio at Coconut Point Mall, adjacent to City Mattress. The building will be Mediterranean in style, with fabric canopy on two windows and the building will be painted in Earth tones. Their plans call for enhanced landscaping, park bench seating area with a fountain, and auto and bicycle parking areas. There will be no monument sign, the only signage will be on the building itself. Regarding drainage, the applicant stated there will be no increase in impervious areas; [Read More.]
Bassett Furniture, Chase Bank, Miromar Design Center & Heartland Dental on the agenda for the Design Review Board on October 11, 2017
The Design Review Board will conduct Public Information Meetings for Bassett Furniture, Chase Bank and the Miromar Design Center’s monument sign at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 11. Also on the agenda is a Public Hearing for Heartland Dental’s application for a development order. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Residents are invited to attend and comment on the proposed projects or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. Design Review Board meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Village Hall Council Chambers, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance [Read More.]
Council approved lowering the millage rate at their meeting on October 4, 2017
Public Hearings – FY 2017-18 millage rate and budget Council adopted resolutions lowering the FY 2017-18 millage rate again and approving the budget at their meeting on Wednesday, October 4. The millage rate is now set at 0.7798 mills ($0.7798 per $1,000 of assessed property value), which is the lowest rate of all municipalities in southwest Florida. (Resolution 2017-27) The FY 2017-18 budget of $12,459,210 was adopted which includes expenditures of $5,423,750 in the General Fund, $1,123,260 in the Special Revenue and $5,912,200 in Capital Projects. (Resolution 2017-28) Ordinance Second Reading & Public Hearing Ordinance 2017-07 – Declaration of state [Read More.]
Council to finalize millage rate and budget followed by an FDOT workshop on interim improvements on Corkscrew Road and I-71 at 5:30 p.m., October 4, 2017
Council is scheduled to finalize the FY 2017-18 millage rate and budget at their meeting on Wednesday, October 4. In addition, they will address an interlocal agreement with Lee County for landscape maintenance along portions of Corkscrew Road, Estero and Ben Hill Griffin Parkways; an amendment to a residential planned development called Park Place of Estero, a re-plat at University Highland and a City Mattress re-plat. Following the meeting, representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation will present at a workshop regarding the interim improvements planned for the Corkscrew Road and I-75 interchange. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ [Read More.]
Genova, Heartland Dental & Lee Health were among the applications presented at the Design Review Board meeting on September 27, 2017
Public Information Meeting – Marsh Landing Representatives for Marsh Landing are proposing to extend the community’s sidewalk, curbing and lighting from their clubhouse to the existing sidewalk that connects to Autumn Leaves Memory Care. This proposed six-foot sidewalk would make it possible for Marsh Landing residents to walk or bike to some of the commercial properties and restaurants in Coconut Trace. Marsh Landing is located west of US 41 between Williams Road and Coconut Road. (Presentation) Public Information Meeting – Estero Dialysis at Corkscrew Palms Estero Dialysis at Corkscrew Palms is proposing to develop a 6,592 square foot medical office [Read More.]
The Village is looking to honor and celebrate Estero veterans at its inaugural Veterans Day celebration
The Village is asking Estero residents who are military veterans, and who will be attending this event, to provide a brief biographical sketch in order to be recognized at the Village’s inaugural Veterans Day celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, November 11, at the Estero Community Park. Residents who served in our nation’s military service are asked to give a brief description and dates of their service and email this information to Carol Sacco at sacco@estero-fl.gov. The Village is looking for community support for this event to help honor as many Estero veterans as possible.
Hurricane Irma debris pickup update from Lee County Solid Waste
Lee County has collected 63,000 cubic yards of debris in the first 10 days since post-Hurricane Irma cleanup began. The county is working to create a schedule to show residents when each area of the county can expect to have its first pass-through of debris collection. There are 2,436 miles of county roads that have storm-related horticultural debris to be removed. Lee County anticipates its first pass of horticulture debris collection from the storm will be completed within a month. Lee County’s debris-management hauler, Crowder Gulf, is picking up debris, currently in the San Carlos Park and East Lee County [Read More.]
FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at FGCU
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is operating a Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County to assist Floridians recovering from Hurricane Irma. Representatives from multiple government agencies will be available at the center to answer questions and help Floridians apply for assistance. Location: Florida Gulf Coast University Emergent Technologies Institute 16301 Innovation Lane Fort Myers, FL 33913 Monday - Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. You may also register for FEMA assistance online at: www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585. Help is available [Read More.]
Council conducted first public hearing for 2017-18 millage rate and budget at their meeting September 26, 2017
Public Comment Two residents spoke in favor of having a moratorium on further development in Estero until the Village’s stormwater study is completed in order for the Village to determine the flooding impacts of further development. Two residents spoke about the importance of purchasing the 10-acre River Oaks Park Preserve off of East Broadway. One resident thanked Village Manager Steve Sarkozy for his assistance in getting a waiver from the CSX railroad allowing Estero Country Club to enter the railway’s right-of-way to clear up that property. Public Hearing Resolution No. 2017-24 – Tentative Ad Valorem Taxes Council moved this resolution, [Read More.]
Rotary volunteers hard at work in area of Estero slammed by Hurricane Irma
Volunteers from Rotary District 6960 went right to work to assist residents on Luettich and Sherrill Lanes clean up some of the damage Hurricane Irma inflicted on their neighborhood off West Broadway in Estero. The Rotary Clubs are “adopting” Hurricane Irma-damaged communities, giving priority to those communities with children and the elderly. This will be a long-term project to address all of Irma’s impacts, not only in Estero but Bonita Springs and other neighboring communities in southwest Florida. Rotary 6960, of which the Estero Rotary is a member, needs volunteers for this endeavor to do everything from heavy lifting to [Read More.]