Entertainment Campus & Estero RiverPark among topics addressed by Council on May 7, 2025
Front left to right; Mayor Joanne Ribble, Michael DiPierro, Immediate Past Flotilla Commander, and Chuck Moore, Flotilla Vice Commander. Back, left to right: Councilmembers Lori Fayhee, Jeff Hunt, Jon McLain, Rafael Lopez and Vice-Mayor George Zalucki. The meeting started with Mayor Joanne Ribble presenting a proclamation for National Boat Safety Week recognizing the Flotilla 96 of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary offering boating safety classes, vessel safety checks and other boating safety awareness programs during the week of May 17-23. Action Items Comprehensive Plan evaluation & appraisal notification letter State law requires that each local government regularly review [Read More.]
Estero RiverPark among topics for Council on May 7, 2025
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, proclaiming May 17-23, 2025, National Boating Week. Action items include a Comprehensive Plan evaluation and appraisal notification letter, a contract for an Eco-Historic Planning Study, Landscaping, Mowing, & Irrigation Services purchase order, an amendment to a contract for the Estero River North Branch Regional Pond Project and an amendment to a contract for the Estero Entertainment Campus. This will be followed by workshops on Impact Fee forecasts for 2025-2032, updates on Cypress Bend & Sunny Grove Utility Extension Projects, Estero RiverPark and establishing a policy regarding Council approved proclamations. The full [Read More.]
Sports Park CMR contract among topics addressed by Council on April 16, 2025
Public comment on non-agenda items: The president of Engage Estero related that, as Estero grows, consideration of its brand and sense of place needs to be considered. Action Items Progress Report on Local Mitigation Strategy The Village is required to conduct a yearly review on the progress of Local Mitigation Strategy projects, which serves as the flood mitigation plan. This requirement allows the Village to maintain its current Community Rating System (CRS) classification of 6, providing Estero residents with policies issued under the National Flood Insurance Program a discount rate of 20%. Council approved the Progress Report on Local Mitigation [Read More.]
Estero high school students recognized by Council on April 2, 2025
Pictured left to right front row: Amelia Krupp, Katelyn Kuieck, Jennifer Pichardo, Mayor Joanne Ribble, Jiya Naik, Meghan Lay and Natalia Gonzalez Cabrera. Back row: Councilmembers Jeff Hunt, Lori Fayhee, Jon McLain, Jim Ward, Vice-Mayor George Zalucki and Councilmember Rafael Lopez. Mayor Joanne Ribble read a proclamation for the Estero High School and high school students who were awarded the Cambridge Outstanding Learners Awards. These are a group of awards which recognize exceptional learner achievement in Cambridge examinations around the world. In addition, Estero High School students Amelia Krupp, Katelyn Kuieck, Jennifer Pichardo Jiya Naik, Meghan Lay and Natalia Gonzalez [Read More.]
Joanne Ribble elected Mayor and George Zalucki elected Vice Mayor as three Councilmembers start new four-year terms on March 19, 2025
Front row: Councilmember Lori Fayhee, Mayor Joanne Ribble, Councilmember Jim Ward. Back row: Councilmembers Jeff Hunt, Jon McLain, George Zalucki and Rafael Lopez. The meeting started with the Honorable Rachel Loukonen, 20th Judicial Circuit Judge, administering the oath of office to Joanne Ribble. District 1, Jeff Hunt, District 2, and Jim Ward, District 6. These Councilmembers were sworn in to serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered so that elections occur every two years. Former Mayor Jon McLain passes gavel to Mayor Joanne Ribble Council then voted to elect District 1 Councilmember Joanne Ribble as the new [Read More.]
High 5, Walmart expansion and Home2 Suites among projects addressed by the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on February 11, 2025
Public Information Meetings High 5 building elevation review Michael Comparato, Vieste LLC, presented revised architectural elevations for the south and west sides of the High 5 building, which are considered “the back door” of the facility. Comparato described vertical elements which had been added to the back of the building, along with landscape and hardscape features to buffer the area. The High 5 facility will consist of two floors of indoor/outdoor entertainment space. It will be built on the Village-owned Entertainment District property located on the north side of Williams Road, east of Via Coconut Point and the railroad right [Read More.]
Land use board reappointments and Estero Sports Park construction manager at risk among topics for Council on February 5, 2025
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, addressing a resolution to reappoint 2 Planning, Zoning & Design Board members for one year. They will then authorize the Village Manager or designated staff to negotiate a final agreement with the 3 top ranked firms to serve as construction manager at risk for the Estero Sports Park. The final agreement will later come back to Council for approval. There will be a second reading and public hearing for a zoning ordinance pertaining to Coconut Trace located on US 41, west of Lyden Drive and east of Marsh Landing. The meeting [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.]
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.]
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.]