Corkscrew Road Widening Update from Lee County May 27, 2022
Please note, work in the driveway at The Preserve at Corkscrew has been postponed until mid-June to allow for utilities to be moved out of the area. Work in the Wild Blue driveway will continue [Read More.]
Time to start preparing…2022 hurricane season starts June 1
Emergency managers are predicting an active hurricane season during a time of supply chain uncertainties. Colorado State University’s team of hurricane experts is calling for 19 named storms and nine hurricanes, with four of those [Read More.]
MPO Rail-Trail Feasibility Study public meeting in Estero on June 2, 2022
The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will hold a public meeting at the Estero Recreation Center starting with an open house at 6 p.m. and formal presentation at 6:30 p.m., Thursday. This meeting is [Read More.]
Estero on the River loan to be paid off following vote by Council on May 18, 2022
Retiring this debt early will save the Village $4 million in interest Mayor Katy Errington presented the National Safe Boating Week proclamation to Flotilla Commander Terry Schwinghammer, Flotilla 96 of the U.S. Coast Guard [Read More.]
Land purchase and Broadway Avenue utility extension among topics for Council on May 18, 2022
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with resolutions pertaining to paying off the debt associated with the purchase of the Estero on the River property. Other topics include the proposed pathway along [Read More.]
REMINDER: Estero to move to single-day collections
Garbage, recycling and yard waste to be collected on the same day Beginning Monday, May 16, residents of Estero only have to put their trash, recycling and yard waste to the curb once a week. [Read More.]
Corkscrew Road Widening Update from Lee County, May 13, 2022
The following work activities are scheduled to occur, weather permitting: Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20, motorists should expect signal crews working in the Ben Hill Griffin Parkway intersection. Crews will be setting signal [Read More.]
Planning, Zoning and Design Board on May 10, 2022
The meeting started with a public hearing for the Coconut Office Center monument sign at 23421 Walden Center Drive, located on the west side of US 41, just south of Coconut Road. The applicant was [Read More.]
Community organizations present scholarships to Estero High School students
Three $1,000 scholarships were presented to Estero High School seniors on May 5 thanks to the Estero Chamber of Commerce, Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) and the Estero Historical Society. Students were asked to [Read More.]
Lee Commissioners approve maintenance contract for water quality projects, including Estero’s Halfway Creek
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted this week to approve a contract to maintain 13 filter marshes throughout the county that were created as part of the board’s ongoing commitment to water quality. The [Read More.]