More than 30 Estero residents turned out and participated in the first Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan workshop at the Estero Community Park on February 11. Project consultants provided a brief summary of the project to date, which is halfway completed.  Residents made comments during the opening presentation and were asked to participate by making their suggestions known on various charts as well as a map of Estero. The goal is to identify gaps in the current system, come up with reasonable improvements and then pursue funding. You may join the other 250 residents who have made suggestions and comments [Read More.]

There will be a Village-wide election for a District 4 Councilmember.  All Estero registered voters will have the opportunity to vote for one of the two candidates. You do not have to live in District 4 to vote. Vote-by-mail ballots have already been sent to those residents who have registered to vote by mail. If you chose not to vote by mail, you may vote on March 5, 2019, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., at the following polling locations: Precinct 12 - Cross Way Baptist Church Precinct 60 - Estero Recreation Center Precinct 69 - Hertz Arena Precinct 121 - [Read More.]

Recognition Policy Council came to a consensus to have staff come up with alternatives for recognizing not only Estero Council of Community Leaders Chairman Emeritus Don Eslick but others in the future.  Staff will come back in the March – April timeframe with recommendations. Consent agenda Council approved the Consent Agenda with included Williams Road at Estero High School Turn Lane Improvements. Council approved the hiring of Hole Morris, Inc., to provide professional engineering services for the design and permitting services work required for the Williams Road at Estero High School turn lane improvements. This contract will cost $61,165 from [Read More.]

Do you want to learn more about the Village’s first Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan?  Do you have suggestions you would like to share? Please plan on attending the first public workshop for the Estero Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan on Monday, February 11, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Estero Community Park Recreation Center, Rooms A & B. The project consultant will provide a brief project summary followed by community input.  We will be taking input through direct questions/comments, comment cards, and maps. If you haven’t had a chance to fill out the online survey or are having trouble [Read More.]

Estero Wildcats (16-4-2) will face Braden River in the first round of regional playoffs at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. They will play at Riverdale High School in Fort Myers since a new polyurethane track is going in at Estero High School which will take two weeks to install and a month to cure. The Wildcats became district champions with their 3-0 win over the Gulf Coast girls soccer team on January 29.

Council will review the traffic signal design proposal at Corkscrew Road/Puente Lane (near Ruby Tuesday) and the turn lane improvements on Williams Road at the Estero High School at their meeting at 9:30 a.m., February 6. Council will then be presented a Planning & Zoning Board 2018 annual report and an update on the Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Residents are invited to attend the meeting or they may watch it online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/ Council meetings are held at the Village Hall at 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, adjacent to the entrance to the Estero Community [Read More.]

“Recognition Policy” In the wake of the Lee County action to remove the designation for the “Don Eslick Bridge”, Council discussed setting a policy for recognizing those people who have made significant contributions to the Estero community. Council asked staff to look at how other municipalities recognize special efforts and/or contributions made by its citizens. Council came to a consensus to have staff prepare a resolution to rename the Estero Parkway after Don Eslick.  Eslick is a founding member of the Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) which was established in 2002 to address residents’ concerns and suggestions for how [Read More.]

Want to improve walking and biking in Estero?  This is your chance. The Estero Community Input Map is the first step in a larger effort to improve walking and biking in the Village. Estero, in partnership with the Lee County MPO and Lee County, is undertaking the development of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.   These interactive maps allow you to note walking or biking issues and/or make comments on improvements to the network you’d like to see, such as a particular bike route you’d like built, attention to a missing link, etc.  The results will be used to identify [Read More.]