The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing an interlocal agreement for Election Services with the Supervisor of Elections. Council will then review a proposed contract with CW3 Engineering, Inc. to provide construction engineering and inspection services for the Estero on the River Phase 1 improvements. Other items on the agenda include: construction engineering and inspection services for the Sandy Lake Bike/Ped improvements, a reimbursement resolution, acquisition of a parcel of land along Three Oaks Parkway, and an agreement with the Lee County School Board to develop a joint use park and recreation facility. The meeting will be followed [Read More.]

Crews will be sodding the median and shoulders over the next week beginning near Bella Terra and working their way west.  Motorists should be aware of construction equipment and vehicles operating close to the roadway. Left turn lanes from Corkscrew Road are unavailable into Wild Blue Boulevard, Cypress Shadows Boulevard (The Preserve at Corkscrew), Midnight Blue Boulevard, and Bella Terra Boulevard.  Left turns are still permited, however they will be made from the travel lane.  Where possible, barrels and other devices have been shifted to allow for as much room as possible for vehicles. The contractor continues to complete concrete [Read More.]

Join local invasive species management professionals from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, February 24, at River Oaks Preserve, to learn how to recognize and remove invasive plant material common to our area. Volunteers will be working in the beautiful scrubby flatwoods east of the north branch of the Estero River. You should bring work gloves, closed-toe shoes, pants, long-sleeved shirt as well as water, lunch/snacks, bug spray, sunscreen and your favorite weeding tool. You will go home with a free 4-inch native plant courtesy of the local Native Plant Society chapters. The River Oaks Preserve is located 9541 Broadway [Read More.]

Registration is now open for the 5K Family Fun Run planned for Saturday, March 2, at Estero Park and Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd. The Family Fun Run is part of Lee County Parks & Recreation’s annual Estero Health Expo, which is 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 2, at the Estero Park and Recreation Center. The run will begin at 8 a.m. Advance registration is required for the run and the cost is $20 per participant. To register, visit www.leeparks.org/register or call the Estero Recreation Center at 239-533-1470. The Estero Health Expo will feature health vendors and community resources.   [Read More.]

Residents will be able to dispose of household chemical waste safely and responsibly from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17.  Items will not be accepted either before or after that time period. Chemical waste categories include items that are ignitable, corrosive, explosive and/or reactive and toxic, such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals.  Never dispose of these items in dumpsters, compactors or at curbside with household garbage or down a storm drain or in the soil.  See Lee County Solid Waste link for household chemical waste categories. Items which are not household [Read More.]

Information security policy Florida Statute 282.3185 Local Government Cybersecurity Act requires certain standards be met by local governments. The Village of Estero’s information security policy was created and reviewed by the Village’s information technology consultants, Calvin, Giordano & Associates, to meet the requirements of this statute.  This policy will standardize and bolster the cybersecurity of the Village. Council voted to adopt this policy. Code enforcement lien  ProEnergy, LLC, owns the Marathon Gas Station at 8800 Corkscrew Road. The owner was cited in May 2021 for sign maintenance. The case was heard before the Special Magistrate and the Magistrate imposed a [Read More.]

Popular local historian Jacob Winge will present his history program on Prehistoric Florida to the Estero Historical Society from 9:30 – 11 a.m., Saturday, January 13, at the clubhouse at Country Creek Country Club, 21125 Country Club Drive. Winge, a local historian and fifth generation Floridian who has been giving history presentations since he was in his teens, will describe how about 12,000 years ago, when Florida was much larger and drier than now, wandering hunter-gatherers arrived. They lived a simple life, following the great herds of mammoths and other megafauna and gathering the wild grains, nuts, and berries they [Read More.]

The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with Council addressing an information security policy, a code enforcement payment, a Village-wide traffic study to be conducted January – March, a contract to enable the acquisition of right of way or easements to complete numerous roadway, landscaping, bicycle, and pedestrian projects, and a gravity sewer smoke and closed-circuit television testing contract change order associated with the extension of central sewer to the  communities of  Estero Bay Village, Sunny Grove, and Cypress Bend. A workshop will then be conducted to review the Code Enforcement law and procedures. The full agenda is available [Read More.]

It Takes Two to Fight In general, there are two active participants in road rage incidents. Stay calm, don’t respond, and disengage to stay safe. https://estero-fl.gov/aggressive-driving

With holiday shopping and the replacement of old electronics, Lee County Solid Waste reminds residents of the importance of proper electronic device disposal, and to be aware of proper battery disposal. Computers, all computer components, printers, copiers, scanners and televisions can either be disposed of in the regular garbage or brought to the Household Chemical Waste Facility, 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers. Household alkaline batteries, AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt and button batteries can be disposed of in your regular garbage can. Any other type of battery (rechargeable, nickel-cadmium, automotive, lithium-ion, lead-acid) should be recycled at the Household Chemical Waste [Read More.]