Giant poisonous toads are becoming an increasing issue throughout Florida and it is important to keep your pets away from them. Non-native cane toads appear everywhere from the Keys all the way to Lake Okeechobee and have been sighted in Estero recently. Please use caution when walking your pets. Toads are most active in the evening and at night.  When threatened, the toads may excrete a milky poison that oozes from their glands. The poison can be deadly to animals if they bite them or try eating them. The ooze can also irritate the skin and eyes of humans. If you suspect your pet [Read More.]

Lee County Utilities on Tuesday, May 29, 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.]

Estero Parkway design alternatives Representatives from Agnoli, Barber & Brundage, Inc. gave a presentation on Estero Parkway design alternatives looking at two potential options: 1) A 4-lane roadway with 10.5 ft. lanes, 7-ft. bike lanes and 6-ft. sidewalks on both sides. 2) 2-lane, 12-ft. lanes roadway, from the railroad to Cypress View, 7 ft. bike lanes, 8 – 10 ft. sidewalks on both sides, with three roundabouts.  This option would cost approximately $1 to $1.5 million more than the first option. The presenters focused primarily on the second option as option one had been previously discussed. All agreed safety is [Read More.]

The Village of Estero will be holding two community workshops to gather input from residents regarding the capital improvement program (CIP).  The CIP outlines the Village’s future capital projects and expenditures. The two public workshops will be held in the Council Chambers at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 5, and 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2018.  Village staff will be conducting these informal workshops both in the morning and evening hours in an attempt to allow as many residents as possible to participate in the budget planning process. A summary of these public workshop sessions will then be presented to Council [Read More.]

Council will have an update on recent County studies, implications for the Village, and options for further Council action on impact fees, and review the two potential options for Estero Parkway provided by the project consultant. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Village Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. Residents are invited to attend or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/.

Zoning Ordinance No. 2018 – 06 – University Highlands Council conducted a first reading of this ordinance for the conversion of retail and office space to self-storage space for a proposed 90,000 square foot, 3-story self-storage facility. This property is located on a two-acre site on the west side of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, across from Grandezza and south of Estero Parkway. Council had a number of questions regarding this development pertaining to stormwater provisions, buffering on both the east and west sides of the building and the amount of fill that will be required, among others.  These questions will [Read More.]