Corkscrew Road Widening Phase 2 update from Lee County on May 9, 2025
Drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists are urged to use extra caution when traveling through the work zone. During the week of Monday, May 12, motorists should anticipate lane closures throughout the project area for crews to place asphalt. Flaggers will be on site to assist motorists. Crews will be installing drainage throughout the project area on the south side of Corkscrew Road. Motorists should expect trucks and equipment to be moving materials throughout the project. Motorists should expect intermittent daytime flagging for crews to perform earthwork close to the roadway. The contractor is placing embankment for the new road on [Read More.]
Piccolo Buco, Pelican Sound and Mayfield Village on the agenda for the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on May 13, 2025
Piccolo Buco The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with three public hearings. Piccolo Buco is requesting changes to the exterior colors of their building located at 22,800 Via Villagio in Marketplace at Coconut Point. Pelican Sound is requesting a zoning amendment to allow the mooring of 2 shuttle boats at their River Club. Mayfield Village is proposing a rezoning for a proposed residential development on 7.5 acres located at the southwest corner of Sandy Lane and Broadway Avenue East. The Board will then conduct a Workshop for Discount Tire for a 7,020 square foot tire facility [Read More.]
Entertainment Campus & Estero RiverPark among topics addressed by Council on May 7, 2025
Front left to right; Mayor Joanne Ribble, Michael DiPierro, Immediate Past Flotilla Commander, and Chuck Moore, Flotilla Vice Commander. Back, left to right: Councilmembers Lori Fayhee, Jeff Hunt, Jon McLain, Rafael Lopez and Vice-Mayor George Zalucki. The meeting started with Mayor Joanne Ribble presenting a proclamation for National Boat Safety Week recognizing the Flotilla 96 of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary offering boating safety classes, vessel safety checks and other boating safety awareness programs during the week of May 17-23. Action Items Comprehensive Plan evaluation & appraisal notification letter State law requires that each local government regularly review [Read More.]
Estero RiverPark among topics for Council on May 7, 2025
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, proclaiming May 17-23, 2025, National Boating Week. Action items include a Comprehensive Plan evaluation and appraisal notification letter, a contract for an Eco-Historic Planning Study, Landscaping, Mowing, & Irrigation Services purchase order, an amendment to a contract for the Estero River North Branch Regional Pond Project and an amendment to a contract for the Estero Entertainment Campus. This will be followed by workshops on Impact Fee forecasts for 2025-2032, updates on Cypress Bend & Sunny Grove Utility Extension Projects, Estero RiverPark and establishing a policy regarding Council approved proclamations. The full [Read More.]
Volunteers help keep Estero’s roads beautiful
Left to Right. Elaine and John Frisella, Terri McKnight, Hugh Ivany, Char McKenzie, Dave Vailencourt, Roger Carignan and Tish Lach Kudos to the many Estero residents who joined together again this season to help keep our roadways free of litter and looking beautiful. John Hersh, Kris Parizek Residents volunteered through three programs: FDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway Program, Lee County’s Adopt-A-Road Program and the Village of Estero’s Adopt-A-Road Program supported by Keep Lee County Beautiful. Engage Estero started their clean-up campaign through FDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway Program in October 2020. Now completing their 5th season, volunteers from over 50 communities and [Read More.]
Lee County Solid Waste to begin seasonal adjustments to collection schedule
Residents are asked to set their trash, recycling and yard waste to the curb by 5:30 a.m. beginning Thursday, May 1. This is one hour earlier than the typical set-out time of 6:30 a.m. The seasonal change is to help the contracted haulers’ drivers complete routes earlier in the day as summer’s heat arrives. This annual seasonal adjustment does not impact the day of the week residents have their materials collected; that remains the same. To learn more about what to set out at the curb and proper disposal methods, visit Lee County Solid Waste at www.leegov.com/solidwaste.
Safe Driving: Never Fail to Buckle Up
The majority of accidents are close to home. The trip is never too short to buckle up. https://estero-fl.gov/teen-driving/ #SafeEstero #drivingsafety #teendrivers
Protect our Waters with Proper Fertilization
Fertilizing your lawn with nitrogen or phosphorus-based products in the summer (June through September) does more harm than good. That fertilizer never makes it to the plant roots, it just gets washed into storm drains and floods our valuable waterways with food for unwanted algal blooms. Wait to fertilize until rainy season is over, and maybe again in March or April. For more ways you can keep our waters free of pollutants, check out our flyer on how your landscape maintenance can protect our waters at: https://estero-fl.gov/landscape You can also get more information on our website at: https://estero-fl.gov/residents/
Sports Park CMR contract among topics addressed by Council on April 16, 2025
Public comment on non-agenda items: The president of Engage Estero related that, as Estero grows, consideration of its brand and sense of place needs to be considered. Action Items Progress Report on Local Mitigation Strategy The Village is required to conduct a yearly review on the progress of Local Mitigation Strategy projects, which serves as the flood mitigation plan. This requirement allows the Village to maintain its current Community Rating System (CRS) classification of 6, providing Estero residents with policies issued under the National Flood Insurance Program a discount rate of 20%. Council approved the Progress Report on Local Mitigation [Read More.]
Corkscrew Road Widening Update from Lee County on April 12, 2025
Corkscrew Road Widening Project – Phase 2 Construction Project A new traffic signal has been installed at the intersection of Corkscrew Road and Alico Road. Motorists should expect the signal to enter flash mode on Monday, April 14, and it is expected to be fully operational on Thursday, April 17. Motorists are urged to drive with caution. Motorists should expect a flagging operation on Corkscrew Road during the nighttime/overnight hours of 11 p.m. on Friday, April 11 to 4 a.m. on Saturday, April 12 for crews to install utilities. Motorists should expect periodic driveway closures throughout the project area for [Read More.]