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.]

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.]

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.

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 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.]

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.]

Public Comment on non-agenda items: Barbara Saxton, Chair of the Friends of River Oaks, invited Council and residents to attend the “This Place Matters” event from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 18.  There will be planting classes for kids of all ages, easy walking paths to the river and an opportunity to learn how to save this property located at the end of the road at 9541 Broadway Avenue East. Action Items Design Review Board applications Only two applications were received as a result of advertising efforts to fill the vacancies on the Design Review Board.  A [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., May 15, to determine how to address the vacancies on the Design Review Board and approve liaison assignments. The meeting will be followed by a workshop for updates on the Estero on the River, Parks, Recreation & Open Space and the Village website. Council meetings are held at the Village Hall at 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, adjacent to the entrance to the Estero Community Park.

Proclamation Mayor Bill Ribble read a proclamation for Kim Poinsett and members of Girl Scout Troop 245.  It stated, in part, that in celebration of those girls who are graduating to the next Girl Scout program level, Girl Scouts from Estero will hold their annual bridging ceremony at Koreshan State Park on May 12, which has been designated Girl Scout Bridging Day in Estero. (Proclamation) Public Hearing Council voted to approve the settlement agreement between the Village of Estero and Argo Corkscrew Crossing.  This property consists of 395 acres on Corkscrew Road. As part of the settlement agreement, Council will [Read More.]