West Bay Club, Miromar Outlets and Colonnade projects among those to be reviewed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on July 13, 2021
The meeting will start at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with public information meetings for zoning amendments for the West Bay Club, which is requesting to increase the height of a proposed high-rise building from 20 stories to 23 stories over parking, and Miromar Outlets to modernize their signage. In addition, the Colonnade Continuing Care Retirement Community, aka Volunteers of America, will present their revised site and level plans in a public information meeting. The Board will then conduct public hearings for the Lee Health Medical Building at the Shoppes at University Highlands, the Fifth Third Bank at Miromar Outlets and the [...]
Cloud server transition, gas franchise agreement, and Lee County solid waste disposal and system assessment on the agenda for Council on July 7, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing a comprehensive annual financial report for the Fiscal Year which ended on 9/30/20. They will then review letters of engagement for transitioning the Village’s data storage to the cloud. Next, they will set the date for a public hearing for the school site comprehensive plan amendment, address a lien mitigation and have a first reading of Ordinance 2021-09 pertaining to a gas franchise agreement with Tampa Electric Company. A workshop will review Lee County’s proposed FY 21/22 Municipal Solid Waste Disposal and Solid Waste System Assessment. The full agenda is [...]
Lee County operations Independence Day schedule
Solid Waste There will be no change to residential garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in unincorporated Lee County, the City of Bonita Springs, and the Village of Estero. The Resource Recovery Facility on Buckingham Road will be open to accept waste from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 3. The Resource Recovery Facility will be closed on Sunday, July 4, and open 6:30 a.m.to 6 p.m. on Monday, July 5. All Solid Waste offices and the Household Chemical Waste Collection Facility, 6441 Topaz Court, will be closed Saturday, July 3, and Monday, July 5. The Household Chemical Waste [...]
Utilities expansion program manager and gas franchise agreement among items addressed by Council on June 16, 2021
Council started their meeting by addressing a utilities expansion program management contract. The Village has prioritized protecting the Estero River and is considering a program to expand utilities within the community, replacing septic tanks with central sewer and water. To fully consider and execute a utilities expansion program, the assistance of a program manager is required to serve as the Village’s representative to the community. Scott Shannon, of Woodard & Curran, was selected to serve as program manager. Scott will act as an extension of Village staff, garnering public input, facilitating the Council decision-making process, completing grant applications, implementing assessments [...]
Utilities expansion program management and cloud server transition among items to be addressed on June 16, 2021
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday addressing a utilities expansion program management contract. The Village has prioritized protecting the Estero River and is considering a program to expand utilities within the community, replacing septic tanks with central sewer. A program manager is required to assist with this program. Council will then review transitioning the Village’s data storage to the cloud which would improve the Village’s cybersecurity and the ability to work remotely. There will be second readings of Ordinances 2021-04 and 2021-08, appointing co-chairs to the Planning, Zoning & Design Board, and Roads and Bridges Article VI, [...]
Estero Crossing restaurant and Clean Machine Car Wash among projects reviewed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on June 8, 2021
Public Information Meeting The meeting started with a public information meeting for the Oak & Stone restaurant, the first commercial building to request a development order in the Estero Crossing development. The applicant is proposing a one-story 5,300± square foot restaurant with white smooth finished stucco, stone columns, balconies with rustic wood detailing, barrel tiled roofs and trellises on the building. There will be an outdoor patio on the south side of the restaurant. Plans call for the restaurant to be open for lunch and dinner. (Presentation) Estero Crossing is located 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Corkscrew Road [...]
Estero Crossing restaurant and Lee Health Medical Building among projects to be reviewed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on June 8, 2021
The meeting will start at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with a public information meeting for the Oak & Stone restaurant, a proposed one-story 5,300± square foot restaurant on an outparcel located at the northeast portion of Estero Crossing on the south of Corkscrew Road. There will then be a workshop for an art sculpture to be located at Estero Crossing. Public hearings will be conducted for the Clean Machine Car Wash located on the east side of US 41 at the intersection of US 41 and Vintage Parkway, Extra Space Storage at Coconut Point and Lee Health Medical Building located on [...]
Via Coconut Point landscape design contract, Community Development software and FY 21/22 budget among topics addressed by Council on June 2, 2021
Councilmember Joanne Ribble (left) was congratulated on her 2022 Home Rule Hero Award by Mayor Katy Errington Council started their meeting with Mayor Katy Errington acknowledging Councilmember Joanne Ribble’s Florida League of Cities’ 2021 Home Rule Hero Award. The League recently recognized Councilmember Ribble with this prestigious award for her work and advocacy efforts during the 2021 Legislative Session. As District 1 Councilmember, Ribble is liaison to the League, the united voice for Florida’s municipal governments. She has also been elected to serve as secretary to the southwest chapter. Via Coconut Point Landscape Design Contract Via Coconut Point [...]
Sheriff Carmine Marceno’s June Safety & Security Tip: Lighting and Home Security
Residential burglaries are usually crimes of opportunity. Burglars carefully determine the ease of entry, visibility to neighbors and the location of surveillance devices. Upon approaching a potential target, criminals attempt to determine whether a home is occupied or vacant, the potential value of property within the home and likelihood of being noticed. Lighting, both interior and exterior, is a remarkable deterrent. Properly installed and aimed exterior lighting tends to dissuade burglars from approaching your home. Motion-sensing lights, installed near the perimeter of your property, often startle would-be burglars and encourage them to move on. Interior lights controlled by automatic timers [...]