Land Purchase

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, reviewing the proposed Sports Park master plan. Once the plan is approved, it will be submitted to the South Florida Water Management District for review and approval of the storm water conveyance and ponding needs for the entire100 acre site. Other items on the agenda include a second reading of an ordinance regarding the Village seal and administrative code, and workshop items pertaining to the Planning,  Zoning & Design Board appointments and Estero-Fest. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms [Read More.]

Residents will be able to dispose of household chemical waste safely and responsibly from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15.  Items will not be accepted either before or after that time period. Chemical waste categories include items that are ignitable, corrosive, explosive and/or reactive and toxic, such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals.  Never dispose of these items in dumpsters, compactors or at curbside with household garbage or down a storm drain or in the soil.  See Lee County Solid Waste link for household chemical waste categories. Items which are not household [Read More.]

The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, to conduct 3 public hearings. Genova Partners, LLC will be requesting approval of a development order to construct 11 townhomes and 20 single family (villa) units within the last phase of Genova located southeast of Corkscrew Road and Via Coconut Intersection. Estero Country Club is seeking to renovate one existing tennis court into 4 pickleball courts and add a new tennis court on the eastern portion of the club house located at 19501 Vintage Trace Circle. Pruitt Family Real Estate Holdings, LLC, is proposing to convert the existing 4,800 square [Read More.]

Residents and property owners in the Mullock Creek Basin in south Lee County can view FEMA’s new draft preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) at an upcoming public open house set for Jan. 15. FEMA will host the open house at Lee County’s Administration East Building, 2201 Second St., Fort Myers, 33901, in the Green Room on the first floor. The drop-in style meeting does not include a formal presentation. Property owners and residents can attend 4 to 7 p.m. In general, the Mullock Creek Basin includes the area between Alico and Corkscrew roads to the north and south, respectively, [Read More.]

On January 11, a conversation will take place between Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren. Abigail Adams was a woman way before her time.  Historians will call her one of the most extraordinary women in American history.  She fought for women’s education and rights, understood the time’s political climate, managed a farm, the household finances, and children most often by herself, and she did not favor slavery.  Perhaps her most endearing quality was the thousand plus letters she wrote to her husband, John Adams, which gives an eloquent and evocative description of her life and times. They serve as eyewitness accounts of the [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing a contract to obtain additional water monitoring data around Estero to better understand the water levels, water flows and water quality. There will be first readings of a zoning ordinance for Coconut Trace and an ordinance regarding the Village’s seal and administrative code. Workshop items include Corkscrew Road landscaping, public works update, community development 2025 work plan discussion and an FPL update. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Park. Residents may [Read More.]

Crews will be working to complete water main tie ins on Monday, December 16 at 9 a.m. near Corkscrew Shores. Water service will be interrupted for a short period and customers will be under a temporary boil water notice once service is restored. Those properties affected by the water shut-off (1st bullet) would have received a door-hanger notice from Lee County Utilities on Friday, December 13. Motorists should expect crews to be working on underground utilities near the intersection of Corkscrew Road and Alico Road. The contractor will be doing initial work for the traffic signal installation. Crews may be [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday with resolutions pertaining to rescinding a future road on the Mayfair Village property on E. Broadway, and support of the planning and grant application for the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) on the Seminole Gulf Railroad, Other topics include a revision of the Corkscrew Road median landscaping and irrigation contract, a pavement striping contract, grant management services, relocation of the existing Lee County maintenance facility at Estero Community Park and design and engineering services for the Estero Sports Park. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, with a proclamation for the late Leonard “Scotty” Wood, who had most recently served as chairman of the Planning, Zoning & Design Board. The Estero Sports Park project and design team will review the results of the two recent public information meetings and provide the project’s schedule. Other topics include a S & P Global Bond Rating and the Coconut Trace zoning ordinance. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Park. [Read More.]

Decision comes after 8 months of effort by Estero demonstrating decisions rooted in adherence to FEMA requirements and guidelines The Village of Estero was notified today, November 21, 2024, that FEMA will maintain the Village of Estero’s rating and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder discounts following 8 months of diligent work by the Village to provide all requested and required documentation. Estero residents with policies issued under the NFIP will maintain the discount rate of 20%. Estero has enjoyed an exemplary working relationship with FEMA.  The Village joined the NFIP following incorporation in 2015, and in 2017, received a [Read More.]