Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, presenting keys to the city to Estero and San Carlos Fire Rescue responders for their work during the Surfside building collapse. Action items include addressing a request for bids for landscaping and irrigation for the Via Coconut Point and Williams Road roundabout, and contracts for construction plans and permitting for the US 41 and Three Oaks northern monument signs and the Phase 1 design contract for Estero on the River. There will be a first reading of an ordinance amending the West Bay Club zoning, followed by workshops providing an update [Read More.]

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Twenty-five Persons of Greatest Influence were celebrated at an awards banquet held at The Club at Grandezza filled to capacity on Thursday evening. Sixty individuals were originally nominated for this award by Estero residents but some declined. Following a tally of votes, these 25 “influencers” were selected by you, our residents and business leaders, as those individuals who have helped enhance the quality of life for residents living in Estero. The honorees, in alphabetical order include: Adele Amico Margaret Antonier Jim Boesch Craig Brush Tim Carson Blake Chapman Katy Errington Don Eslick Jim Gilmartin Alex Greenwood David Hoffmann Gary Israel [Read More.]

Action Item Council granted a request by third party homeowners’ associations to intervene in the Council hearings related to the vested rights application and appeal of an administrative decision pertaining to The Brooks Town Center.  Representing the homeowners’ associations was Beverly Grady, Roetzel & Andress, LPA. The presidents of the four Brooks homeowners’ associations – Copperleaf Golf Club, the Harbour Club at Lighthouse Bay, Spring Run Golf Club and Shadow Wood Community Association – spoke in support of retaining the Town Center commercial uses. Quasi-Judicial Hearings Brooks Town Center – Vested Rights Determination Council conducted a quasi-judicial hearing for The [Read More.]

Council will start their meeting at 9:30 on Wednesday, addressing The Town Center located within The Brooks community on Coconut Road. Council is not considering the site plan or development proposal at this meeting.  They will only be reviewing the issues of vested rights and administrative appeal. Public comment should be related only to the vested rights determination, or appeal of the administrative decision by staff. The full agenda is available here. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Village Hall, 9401 Corkscrew Palms Circle, near the entrance to the Estero Community Park. Residents may view the meeting here and [Read More.]

Vice-Mayor Jon McLain holds the proclamation and Casey Bishop is holding the Key to the City which was presented to her by Mayor Katy Errington. Council started their meeting with a proclamation and key to the city presentation for one of American Idol’s Top 4 finalists and Estero resident Casey Bishop.  Bishop wowed the judges and won the hearts of Estero residents when, at 15, she made her first appearance on the show.  Now 16, she is a student at Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts and continues her interest in a vocal career. Action Item [Read More.]

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted October 19, 2021, to approve funding agreements with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for $4.5 million to harden the roofs, windows and doors at Hertz Arena, 11000 Everglades Parkway, and $2.8 million to do the same at FGCU’s Alico Arena, 12181 FGCU Lake Parkway, which both serve as emergency shelters. The grants cover 100% of the cost of hardening these critical facilities, which have served as shelters during emergency declarations in Lee County as well as elsewhere in Florida. The federal Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program made these funds available after [Read More.]

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted October 19, 2021, to award a contract for Phase 1 of the planning, design and permitting for the Larry Kiker Preserve, formerly known as Edison Farms, which is in southeast Lee County and is the second-largest Board acquisition in the history of the county’s Conservation 20/20 program. When completed, the preserve will serve multiple functions – water quality, flood control, wildlife habitat and passive recreation. Components could include shared-use paths, hiking trails, a nature center, fishing piers, a campground and scenic overlook towers. The county’s goal is to create a visitor experience similar [Read More.]

Via Coconut Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday with a proclamation and key to the city presentation for American Idol Top 4 finalist and Estero resident Casey Bishop. Council will then address a shared-use contract for engineering services to design site improvements for the Estero PreK-8 school to be located on Three Oaks Parkway. There will then be a second reading and public hearing for an ordinance regarding the rezoning of Via Coconut, and a resolution pertaining to vacating a public right-of-way on the same property, which is located south of Corkscrew Road and west of Via [Read More.]