Council conducted workshops on the Capital Improvement Program and Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan following their meeting June 5, 2019
Public Comment on non-agenda items Barbara Saxton, Chair of the Friends of River Oaks, spoke about their successful “This Place Matters” event held at River Oaks on May 18. They are planning another, larger event for late September. The organization has hired a caretaker to maintain the work that has been done to date on this property, which is located at the end of the road at 9541 Broadway Avenue East. Gary Israel spoke about the work that the Rotary is doing in Cape Coral to provide benches and picnic tables at school bus stops and how the Estero Rotary [Read More.]
Council to conduct workshops on the Capital Improvement Program and Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan following their meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m. by addressing the replat of a lot in Miromar Outlets Mall to accommodate a 135-room hotel, a joint agreement with the Florida Dept. of Transportation pertaining to the landscape improvements along US 41, and right of way review services. The Village Attorney will review the Septic to Sewer process prior to two workshop sessions. Staff will present the preliminary Capital Improvement Program for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. This budget lays out all Village projects for the next five years. Jacobs, the Village Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan consultant, will present a summary [Read More.]
It’s that time of year again – Hurricane Season
As you know, hurricane season starts today, June 1 and runs through November 30, 2019. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has stated nine to 15 named storms will develop during this season. This number includes tropical storms. There are a number of things you may do to as this season starts and, hopefully, you will not have a need to use them. The Village of Estero’s website has a webpage which includes all the information you should need to help you prepare your family and pet plan including an emergency supply list, emergency shelters and how to sign up [Read More.]
Corkscrew Road widening website
Lee County has created a new website to provide residents with information regarding the widening of Corkscrew Road. Lee County will share information on this new website, distribute project newsletters and fact sheets, make presentations to small groups and organizations, and conduct public meetings. The website includes a Frequently Asked Questions page as well as a way to contact those in charge of the project. Public involvement is an important part of the process. Your feedback will help identify issues of concern and develop potential solutions. To sign up for emails concerning the project, go to www.CorkscrewRoadWidening.com. The widening project [Read More.]
Planning & Zoning Board reviewed Pavich Center, Miromar hotel lot and Sprouts signage applications May 21, 2019
Public Information Meeting Pavich Center Joe Pavich Jr. is requesting to rezone two lots totaling .75 acres on the southwest corner of Corkscrew Road and Happy Hollow Lane allowing for building a multi-use commercial facility. This property is located approximately 500 feet west of Via Coconut Point Road. The proposal is to build a two-story, 35-foot tall building with 8,000 square feet of office space and mixed use and 1,050 square feet of restaurant, retail or café, and 950 square feet of courtyard/outdoor seating with 30 parking spaces. The office space on the lower right side of the building would [Read More.]
Memorial Day event at the Elks Lodge
The Bonita Springs/Estero Elks Lodge is holding a Memorial Day luncheon at 11 a.m., Monday, May 27. Featured luncheon speaker will be the Village of Estero’s Vice Mayor Katy Errington. All residents are invited to attend to remember and honor those who served our country. The lunch is $10. The Elks Lodge is located at 3231 Coconut Road.
Lee County solid waste operations adjusted for Memorial Day
All garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in the Village of Estero will take place one day after the regularly scheduled collection day for the entire week beginning May 27. This means that if your regular collection day is Monday, the collection truck will pick up that material on Tuesday. Tuesday’s regularly scheduled pickups will occur on Wednesday and so on, the rest of the week through Saturday. This schedule is in effect through Saturday, June 1. Regular collection schedules resume on Monday, June 3. Lee County Solid Waste facilities and offices are closed on Monday, May 27, in observance [Read More.]
Lee County Utilities ends free chlorine flush
Lee County Utilities on Tuesday, May 21, will end the free chlorine flush, which will involve converting its disinfection process from a free chlorine residual back to chloramines as the primary disinfectant. The free chlorine flush, which began May 1, is a routine measure common among water utilities that use chloramines as a primary disinfectant. Anyone who uses a kidney dialysis machine at home should contact an equipment supplier so the proper filtering equipment may be installed. Tropical fish or aquatic animal owners should contact a local tropical fish store for appropriate pretreatment of water before adding it to tanks. [Read More.]
Pavich, Miromar hotel and Sprouts applications to be reviewed at the Planning & Zoning Board on Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. with a public information meeting for Pavich Estero Planned Development requesting to rezone two lots on the southwest corner of Corkscrew Road and Happy Hollow Lane allowing for building a two-story multi-use commercial facility. In addition, there will be public hearings for requests to re-plat lots in Miromar Outlets Mall to accommodate a 135-room hotel and for a variance to place a Sprouts Farmers Market monument sign 5 feet from the US 41 right-of-way. The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Residents are invited to attend and offer comments during public input. Planning & Zoning [Read More.]