Council to conduct zoning hearings on Wednesday, April 11, 2015
The Village Council will conduct zoning hearings for the Arcos Executive Center office building, ComTerra’s request for a 128-room hotel and the Phoenix at Estero assisted living facility at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 11. 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/.
Chase Bank to present to the Design Review Board on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The Design Review Board will conduct a public hearing for the Chase Bank at 10801 Miromar Outlet Drive, northwest corner of Miromar Outlet Drive and Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, which is applying for a development order. The meeting will start with an introduction of the new Design Review Board members along with an election of a vice chairman and a review of rules of conduct. The full agenda is available here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ Residents are invited to attend and comment on the proposed projects or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. Design Review Board meetings are held at 5:30 [Read More.]
Council conducted workshops on Community Development projects, stormwater maintenance and new FEMA maps at their meeting on April 4, 2018
Public Comment on non-agenda items: Robert King, Estero Council of Community Leaders’ Transportation Director, stated he has been invited to participate in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Florida Summit on June 7-8, 2018. He will be addressing some of the transportation issues along Corkscrew Road. (Presentation) Action Item Street Sweeping Contract Council approved awarding a Request for Bids No. RFB 2018-03 to USA Services of Florida, Inc., for street sweeping Village of Estero roadways for a one year period. This action also authorizes the Village Manger to execute the contract and to renegotiate the renewal of this contract for an [Read More.]
Council to conduct workshops on Community Development projects, Bonita-Estero Economic Development Council, stormwater maintenance and new FEMA maps on April 4, 2018
Council will start the meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, reviewing a request for bid for street sweeping services. The Village Attorney will then provide a 2018 Legislative Session Final Report. Council will convene to conduct workshops pertaining to Community Development projects, Bonita Springs Estero Economic Development Council, stormwater maintenance projects and the new FEMA maps. 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 and comment on agenda items or they may [Read More.]
Dialysis center, hotel and assisted living facility appeared before the Design Review Board on March 28, 2018
Public Hearing Estero Dialysis at Corkscrew Palms Estero Dialysis at Corkscrew Palms was requesting a development order for their proposed 7,226 ± square foot medical office building with porte-cochere at 9431 Corkscrew Palms Circle, approximately 300 feet east of the Estero Village Hall. They added a public seating area on the northwest corner of their building and removed some of the parking spaces to allow for the porte-cochere, but still have 48 spaces when only 29 spaces are required. (Presentation) The Board suggested the applicant bring the air conditioning unit closer to the building and plant shrubs in the easement [Read More.]
Upcoming activities at Koreshan State Park
GUIDED HISTORIC TOURS April – December *SATURDAY and SUNDAY at 10am ONLY* Explore the 19th century religious Koreshan settlement, its structures, and gardens. Join our guided walking tours and learn about these idealistic pioneers. The walking tour is about an hour and a half. Guided Tours are $2 for adults, $1 for children under 6 years of age and can be purchased at the Ranger Station (239) 992-0311. Official Florida Gopher Tortoise Day 2018 Tuesday, April 10th 10:00a.m. Join a park naturalist in the Art Hall of the Koreshan State Park for a talk on gopher tortoises. Discover exciting facts [Read More.]
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.]