The Florida Department of Health-Lee (FDOH) and Lee County government announced today that there is enough vaccine supply to schedule about 1,800 additional appointments Thursday and Friday, Jan. 14 and 15, at the site near Southwest Florida International Airport for seniors and frontline healthcare workers. After that, there will be no FDOH-Lee vaccine supply remaining this week. The reservation slots are expected to be claimed quickly, likely within minutes. To schedule one of the estimated 1,800 available appointments, a toll-free number will open at noon Wednesday, Jan. 13. The state’s vendor, Tidal Basin, has made technological and customer-service upgrades in [Read More.]

Social distancing guidelines remain important and in place, and we should all do our part to encourage the continued practice of these guidelines. Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 90,839,382 (1,943,024 deaths) S. Confirmed Cases: 22,591,369 (375,903 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 1,488,586 (23,424 deaths, 65,796 hospitalizations, 110,336 tests yesterday, 10.55% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 45,650 (715 deaths, 1,978 hospitalizations, 3,286 tests yesterday, 10.77% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Vaccinations: 21,852 cumulative first doses completed, 50 series completed Estero Confirmed Cases: 1,627 (The death [Read More.]

Residents will be able to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemical waste, such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The collection, hosted in partnership with Lee County Solid Waste, will be held at the Estero Community Park, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd.  Drop off is an easy, drive-through process available to all residents at no charge. The household chemical waste collection is part of Estero’s Interlocal Agreement with the County to provide residents convenient and responsible disposal of chemicals that might otherwise be harmful to [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c8 Global Confirmed Cases: 90,839,382 (1,943,024 deaths) S. Confirmed Cases: 22,591,369 (375,903 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 1,488,586 (23,424 deaths, 65,796 hospitalizations, 110,336 tests yesterday, 10.55% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 45,650 (715 deaths, 1,978 hospitalizations, 3,286 tests yesterday, 10.77% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Vaccinations: 21,852 cumulative first doses completed, 50 series completed Estero Confirmed Cases: 1,627 (The death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

Council will start at 9:30 a.m., to review the Land Development Code which lays out zoning and other regulations for subdivisions and development of land. Public input has been received through letters and E-comments, as well as comments from the Design Review Board, Planning and Zoning Board and Council at various meetings conducted in 2020.  The second public hearing is scheduled for January 27, 2021. The agenda is available here: https://estero-fl.gov/agendas/ The following options are available for residents to view and/or participate in the meeting: View the meeting online, but not participate: You may watch the meeting via the Village [Read More.]

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c8 Global Confirmed Cases: 87,753,382 (1,892,856 deaths) S. Confirmed Cases: 21,481,788 (364,063 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 1,429,722 (22,817 deaths, 64,704 hospitalizations, 168,198 tests yesterday, 11.58% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 43,871 (695 deaths, 1,966 hospitalizations, 5,095 tests yesterday, 10.13% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Vaccinations: 13,711 cumulative first doses completed, 26 series completed Estero Confirmed Cases: 1,562 (The death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

Health Data:  https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c8 Global Confirmed Cases: 87,015,526 (1,880,321 deaths) S. Confirmed Cases: 21,252,296 (360,693 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 1,409,906 (22,647 deaths, 64,321 hospitalizations, 138,528 tests yesterday, 12.54% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 43,327 (691 deaths, 1,956 hospitalizations, 3,986 tests yesterday, 11.36% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Vaccinations: 11,763 cumulative first doses completed, 2 series completed Estero Confirmed Cases: 1,550 (The death and hospitalization numbers are not provided by the Florida State Department of Health)

Left to right: Vice-Mayor Katy Errington, Ben Allen and Mayor Bill Ribble shown presenting the “key to the city” to Ben Allen. In the background are Councilmembers Jon McLain, Nick Batos and Jim Boesch. Missing from the picture are Councilmembers Howard Levitan and Jim Wilson who were attending the meeting on Zoom. Council started their meeting by presenting the “key to the city” to Estero resident and country music performer Ben Allen.  Allen is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Ben Allen Band.  He gained national fame this fall when he was a contestant on NBC’s “The [Read More.]

Social distancing guidelines remain important and in place, and we should all do our part to encourage the continued practice of these guidelines.  If you hear rumors or have suggestions, please pass them along. Health Data: https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86 Global Confirmed Cases: 86,093,941 (1,862,126 deaths) S. Confirmed Cases: 20,903,619 (355,371 deaths) Florida Confirmed Cases: 1,392,123 (22,515 deaths, 63,882 hospitalizations, 119,383 tests yesterday, 12.73% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Confirmed Cases: 42,845 (682 deaths, 1,949 hospitalizations, 4,122 tests yesterday, 11.04% positive rate yesterday) (the State dashboard no longer provides cumulative testing totals) Lee County Vaccinations: 10,901 cumulative first [Read More.]