Corkscrew Road Widening Phase 2 update on January 24, 2025
Drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists are urged to use extra caution when traveling through the work zone. Crews will be transporting dirt as part of the pond construction east of Corkscrew Shores. Motorists should expect heavy truck traffic entering and leaving Corkscrew Road in that area. Motorists should expect intermittent daytime flagging for crews to perform earthwork close to the roadway. The contractor is placing embankment for the new road on both the north and south sides of Corkscrew Road. Please be aware that trucks may be entering and leaving the roadway. Motorists should expect crews to be working on underground [Read More.]
Estero Sports Park master plan approved by Council on January 22, 2025
Public Comment on non-agenda items: A resident invited pet owners to attend the Blessing of Pets at the Estero Community Church at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 15. Estero Sports Park Council approved the Estero Sports Park master plan presented by Perez & Associates which is now ready for submission to the South Florida Water Management District for infrastructure permits. The infrastructure includes the underground utilities, sidewalks, parking lots and storm water conveyance and ponding needs for the entire site. The Village has assembled about 100 acres to develop into a Sports and Entertainment District to serve the entire community located [Read More.]
Keep waterways clean with regular septic system maintenance
Septic Tanks need regular maintenance to be efficient, clean and safe for everyone. Be sure to have your system and drain field checked, especially if you have an older installation. Poorly functioning systems drain excess nutrients into our waterways, which feeds the algal blooms we all dread. For more ways to ensure your septic system is safe and efficient, see our page for homeowners.
Estero Sports Park master plan approval on the agenda for Council on January 22, 2025
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, reviewing the proposed Sports Park master plan. Once the plan is approved, it will be submitted to the South Florida Water Management District for review and approval of the storm water conveyance and ponding needs for the entire100 acre site. Other items on the agenda include a second reading of an ordinance regarding the Village seal and administrative code, and workshop items pertaining to the Planning, Zoning & Design Board appointments and Estero-Fest. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms [Read More.]
Genova, Estero Country Club and 8111 Broadway Avenue E. addressed by the Planning Zoning & Design Board on January 14, 2025
Public Hearings Genova Townhomes and Villas Genova Townhomes & Villas Genova Partners, LLC, was requesting approval of a development order for infrastructure to construct 11 townhomes and 20 single family villas on the vacant 3.6-acre northern portion of the Genova site located southeast of the Corkscrew Road and Via Coconut Intersection. The proposed architecture and paint colors of the buildings have elements of the Mediterranean style, matching the existing multi-family buildings. The townhomes will be located on the northern section of the property, with the villas on the east and west portion of the property. These structures are two story [Read More.]
Household chemical waste collection scheduled at Estero Park on January 15, 2025
Residents will be able to dispose of household chemical waste safely and responsibly from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15. 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.]
Genova, Estero Country Club and the old post office on the agenda for the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on January 14, 2025
The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, to conduct 3 public hearings. Genova Partners, LLC will be requesting approval of a development order to construct 11 townhomes and 20 single family (villa) units within the last phase of Genova located southeast of Corkscrew Road and Via Coconut Intersection. Estero Country Club is seeking to renovate one existing tennis court into 4 pickleball courts and add a new tennis court on the eastern portion of the club house located at 19501 Vintage Trace Circle. Pruitt Family Real Estate Holdings, LLC, is proposing to convert the existing 4,800 square [Read More.]
FEMA to hold public drop-in style meeting about preliminary digital flood hazard maps for the Mullock Creek Basin
Residents and property owners in the Mullock Creek Basin in south Lee County can view FEMA’s new draft preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) at an upcoming public open house set for Jan. 15. FEMA will host the open house at Lee County’s Administration East Building, 2201 Second St., Fort Myers, 33901, in the Green Room on the first floor. The drop-in style meeting does not include a formal presentation. Property owners and residents can attend 4 to 7 p.m. In general, the Mullock Creek Basin includes the area between Alico and Corkscrew roads to the north and south, respectively, [Read More.]
Council approved additional water monitoring services in Estero during their meeting on January 8, 2025
Action Items Water monitoring contract Council approved a contract with Johnson Engineering for $193,411, with a contingency of $19,000, to provide additional water monitoring services. The Village’s Stormwater Master Plan includes recommendations to obtain additional water monitoring data to better understand water levels and water quality around Estero and improve the accuracy of stormwater models. Tasks in this contract include 11 water quality monitoring sites (one new site to capture data downstream of Estero River Heights). Council has approved contracts for water monitoring since 2020. First Reading Ordinance 2024-14 – Coconut Trace This is an amendment to the commercial zoning [Read More.]
Estero Historical Society offering two historical “conversations” in January
On January 11, a conversation will take place between Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren. Abigail Adams was a woman way before her time. Historians will call her one of the most extraordinary women in American history. She fought for women’s education and rights, understood the time’s political climate, managed a farm, the household finances, and children most often by herself, and she did not favor slavery. Perhaps her most endearing quality was the thousand plus letters she wrote to her husband, John Adams, which gives an eloquent and evocative description of her life and times. They serve as eyewitness accounts of the [Read More.]