Comprehensive Plan

Presentation City of Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane asked Council to support key messages for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the South Water Management District pertaining to releases from Lake Okeechobee and their negative impacts. He explained that there are 163 cities in Florida which are directly affected by these releases, having a negative impact on the local economy.  He stated he is asking mayors to come together as one voice by signing and adding their logos to the letters. The messages include:  1: Immediately stop all regulatory releases from Lake Okeechobee to the [Read More.]

Council will conduct an adoption hearing for the Village of Estero’s first Comprehensive Plan at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 13. The Comprehensive Plan’s purpose is to help guide future development to achieve the Village’s vision and identity as a community with a high quality of life, strong neighborhoods, vibrant economic centers, unique natural environments and excellence in architecture, landscaping and design. The Plan has been in process for well over a year and included more than 20 public meetings and workshops. The Planning and Zoning Board and Estero residents have provided valuable input at ongoing meetings held over the past [Read More.]

Public Comment on non-agenda items: Robert King, Estero Council of Community Leaders’ Transportation Director, stated he has been invited to participate in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Florida Summit on June 7-8, 2018.  He will be addressing some of the transportation issues along Corkscrew Road. (Presentation) Action Item Street Sweeping Contract Council approved awarding a Request for Bids No. RFB 2018-03 to USA Services of Florida, Inc., for street sweeping Village of Estero roadways for a one year period.  This action also authorizes the Village Manger to execute the contract and to renegotiate the renewal of this contract for an [Read More.]

Left to right: Councilmembers Jon McLain, Howard Levitan, Vice-Mayor Bill Ribble, Mayor Jim Boesch, Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, Liz Lewis (mother), Councilmember Jim Wilson, Colin Lewis (brother), Councilmembers Nick Batos and Katy Errington Mayor Jim Boesch and Council presented Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Lewis with a proclamation honoring the 2008 Estero High School graduate for his heroic acts while deployed in Mosul, Iraq.  In October 2016, Lewis was serving in Iraq when he and his team were ambushed while escorting Kurdish forces into enemy territory.  Lewis helped secure the safety of his Special Operations team and more than [Read More.]

Community Development Director Mary Gibbs started the meeting by stating there have been 20 different public meetings and workshops addressing the Village’s first Comprehensive Plan tailored to Estero’s unique character.  (Comprehensive Plan) Laura DeJohn, Johnson Engineering, addressed a number of supplemental items which have been added to the plan covering wetlands, the Village Center, process and historic preservation among other items. (Supplemental Items sheet) Public Comment: Four members in the audience spoke regarding the plan. Ordinance 2018-01 Council moved to pass Ordinance 2018-01for the first reading and transmittal to the state, with one modification: definitions to be updated prior to [Read More.]

Council will conduct a public hearing for the Village’s first Comprehensive Plan at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 10. There will be a first reading of Ordinance 2018-01, repealing the Village’s Transitional Comprehensive Plan and providing for the transmittal of the proposed new plan to the state and other reviewing agencies. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Village Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. Residents are invited to attend and comment on agenda items or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/.

The Big Cypress Basin is one of two major watershed basins within the South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) 16-county region.  The Basin covers Collier County and a part of Lee and Monroe counties. The Big Cypress Basin operates a network of 162 miles of primary canals, 46 water control structures and four pumps to provide flood control during the wet season and to protect the water supplies and environmental resources from over drainage of fresh water during the dry season. Village Attorney Burt Saunders suggested that perhaps the SFWMD and/or state legislature would approve shifting approximately $4 million in [Read More.]

The Village’s Comprehensive Plan and the Big Cypress Basin will be discussed during the Council workshop at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 3. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Village Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. Residents are invited to attend and comment on agenda items or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/.