Dialysis center, hotel and assisted living facility to appear before the Design Review Board at 5:30 p.m., March 28, 2018
Estero Dialysis at Corkscrew Palms is requesting a development order for their proposed 7,226 ± square foot medical office building at 9431 Corkscrew Palms Circle, approximately 300 feet east of the Estero Village Hall. Comterra Development, LLC is representing a national flag hotel to be located at the southwest corner of US 41 and Coconut Road. They will be presenting at a Public Information Meeting regarding the development of a 5-story, 128-room hotel. The applicant has filed for a zoning final plan approval and deviation. Phoenix at Estero will present their plans for 124 assisted living dwelling units [Read More.]
Two hotels and an office building presented before the Planning & Zoning Board on March 20, 2018
Public Hearings Comterra Development, LLC Comterra Development, LLC, presented their proposal for a 5-story, 128-room hotel at 2340 Walden Center Drive, west of US 41 and south of Coconut Road. Amenities for what will be a National Flag Hotel (a Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt) will include a pool, meeting space, public computers and public gathering space. Public Comment: 3 residents spoke of their concerns regarding traffic. The Board voted to recommend Council approve this application with the conditions provided by staff. Arcos Executive Center The applicant is requesting amendments to the Commercial Planned Development zoning to increase the square footage [Read More.]
WalletHub study finds Estero ranked in the top 4% of cities across the country with the best money-management skills and in 2018’s Top 1% of cities with the highest credit scores
In order to determine where Americans are best at handling their finances, WalletHub compared more than 2,500 cities based on 10 key indicators of money-management skills. The data set ranges from median credit score to average number of late payments to mortgage debt-to-income ratio. Money Management in Estero (99th Percentile = Best) Median Credit Score (778) Credit-Card Debt-to-Income Ratio (5.21%) (67th Percentile) Mortgage Debt-to-Income Ratio (339.65%)(47th Percentile) Car-Loan Debt-to-Income Ratio (21.80%)(86th Percentile) Student-Loan Debt-to-Income Ratio (35.09%)(73rd Percentile) Avg. Number of Late Payments (1.35) Avg. % of Credit Used (36.9%) Foreclosure Rate (0.031%) You can find the full study here: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-at-money-management/19256/. WalletHub analyzed the median credit scores of residents in 2,572 cities to determine 2018's Cities with [Read More.]
School District agreement, board appointments, assisted living facility and NCH among items reviewed by Council on March 21, 2018
Action Items Memorandum of Understanding between the Village of Estero and School District of Lee County Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the School District of Lee County. This agreement will develop a joint educational advocacy task force, consisting of liaisons from the Village and District, principals from each school and one staff member from the Village and the District. The group will meet at least quarterly to collaboratively identify, prioritize, plan and implement mutually shared/beneficial opportunities. Planning & Zoning and Design Review Board member appointments Council appointed three Planning and Zoning Board members to three-year terms expiring 3/31/2021, [Read More.]
Lee County food-rescue campaign begins as seasonal residents head north – Estero Recreation Center
Lee County Solid Waste has created “Donated not Wasted,” a food rescue campaign to encourage seasonal residents and visitors to donate unopened pantry items before returning north. About 70,000 tons, or 13 percent, of the waste stream in Lee County is food, according to a 2016 waste audit. Nationwide, Americans throw out about 30 percent of the available food supply. To help reduce those numbers, unopened canned or dry goods can be dropped off from Sunday, March 18, to April 2 at the Estero Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd. Lee County Solid Waste is asking the [Read More.]
Large turnout for the Village’s 3rd anniversary celebration in the park
A crowd of approximately 750 locals came to the Estero Community Park to join in the celebration of the Village of Estero’s 3rd anniversary. The party started at 6 p.m. with the music of Billy Dean & Dawn, one of Southwest Florida’s most versatile musical groups who also happen to be Estero residents. Children enjoyed the face painting and crafts along with the stilt walker who created balloon figures and bracelets for them. The program started with Estero Fire Chief Scott Vanderbrook leading the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Estero Life Magazine Publisher Gary Israel singing the National Anthem. Mayor [Read More.]
Assisted living facility and proposed zoning change to accommodate NCH’s proposal for an ER among agenda items for Council on March 21, 2018
The Village Council has a full agenda for the March 21 meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 21. First, Council will consider an agreement with the Lee County School District and then make appointments to fill the expired positions on the Planning & Zoning and Design Review Boards. There will be a first reading of Ordinance No. 2018-03 pertaining to development of an assisted living facility in the Plaza Del Sol; there will be no public comment until the second reading on April 11, 2018. There will be a second reading of Ordinance No. 2018-02 requesting an amendment to the [Read More.]
Planning & Zoning Board to conduct public hearings for two hotels and an office building at their meeting March 20, 2018
Public hearings will be conducted for Comterra Development’s proposal for a 5-story, 128-room hotel at 2340 Walden Center Drive, the Arcos Executive Center’s proposed 66,000 square foot office building at the northeast corner of Corkscrew Road and Three Oaks Parkway, and a request to add a hotel use to the Coconut Point DRI at the southwest corner of the intersection of Via Villagio and Sweetwater Ranch Boulevard adjacent to the Estero Fire Station. The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Residents are invited to attend and offer comments, or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. The next Planning & Zoning [Read More.]
Marriott, Shoppes at University Highlands and Estero Grande presented to the Design Review Board on March 14, 2018
Public Hearing Springhill Suites Marriott The applicant presented their plans for a 5-story, 100-room hotel located at 10370 Corkscrew Common Drive adjacent to Embassy Suites. Plans call for a fully modern hotel, including double queen rooms and a small bar. Amenities will include a fitness room, bike racks, patio with fire pit and pool wrapped with landscape, as well as enhanced landscaping on the property. (Presentation) The Board approved their request with conditions pertaining to amending the handicap parking spot to allow for a paved crosswalk for pedestrian access to the bench and minor changes to the monument sign. Public [Read More.]
Help keep Estero beautiful
You can help us keep our community attractive by contacting the Village whenever you see the use of banners or feather flags along the right-of-way, such as the one displayed here. Estero has specific signage regulations which prohibit the use of banners, flags, balloons or other flying or flapping materials or signs which are stuck in the ground. In many cases, newer businesses are not aware of the strict signage regulations in Estero. Once they have been informed, they usually willingly comply. You may report a code violation by calling 319-2815 or going on-line here http://estero-fl.gov/for-residents/code-compliance/ Estero has evolved into [Read More.]