Council started their meeting by recognizing the board members of the Happehatchee Center for deeding their approximately 5-acre property to the Village of Estero for inclusion in the Estero on the River property. The Happehatchee board members included Ruth King Fotovat, Mary Kline Golbitz Esq., Genelle Grant who served 14 years as president of the Center, Marta Matias, and Richard P. Shine. The Happehatchee Center was purchased in 1976 by Ellen Peterson, an advocate for the environment who turned the property into a nature preserve. Public Comment: A resident commended the Village on its website and questioned the regulation for [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting with a resolution to modify the policy for paid time off for staff who have been unable to take time off due to the impacts of COVID-19. A contract for Estero Parkway maintenance and a national opioid settlement will be reviewed prior to the first reading of Ordinance 2022-01 approving an update to the Capital Improvements Element which includes the Capital Improvement Program approved for Fiscal Year 2021/2022. Workshops will then be conducted updating Council on the Raptor Bay Golf Course renovation and the Corkscrew Rd/Puente Lane traffic signal. The full agenda is available here. [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with a second reading and public hearing for Ordinance 2021-11 to repeal the  “transitional” ordinances which were put in place when the Village incorporated. This will be followed by workshops covering the Estero on the River phase 1 path update, a brief update on the proposed traffic signal at US 41 and Pelican Colony Blvd., and a presentation summarizing the recently adopted FEMA map revisions that affect the Estero River. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the [Read More.]