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Harbor Drive bridge repairs to begin next week

May 15, 2015
Boca Beacon
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BY JACK SHORT – A routine inspection revealed that the small bridge on Harbor Drive suffered from a bowing seawall that will be repaired next week. Representatives of Lee County said the repairs...

GICIA receives grant for more extensive policing of Bike Path

May 15, 2015
Boca Beacon
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In its ongoing efforts to maintain a safe bike path for all users, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) has coordinated with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department...

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A letter from the ‘ginned up’ locals

To the Editor: I just read the reply to my letter to the editor from last week, from Mr. Regnery. It made me dizzy. The RPMs of that spin were off the scale. Unsubstantiated charges? Red Herrings? Ginned...

Island resident responds to ‘flawed recommendation’

Gilchrist in the 1940s (The following was sent to Lee County Commissioners by Boca Grande resident Bill Regnery on May 11. By his request it is printed here) Gentlemen: I read Executive Director Misty...

RPP says ‘thanks for the support this year’

To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Royal Palm Players, I want to thank the entire Boca Grande community for the unprecedented support we got for our 2014-2015 season. People turned...

Not all Isles residents are in favor of weight increases

To the Editor: We read in last week’s Boca Beacon that you have received a letter from the President of the Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association stating that residents of the Isles were in...

Profile: Willy Townsend

BY JACK SHORT – Willy Townsend is proof of a lot of things, not the least of which among them is that you can get up to a little mischief and still turn out alright.

Obituary: Bashie Meyer

Bashie Meyer, 86, formerly of Fox Chapel and most recently of Longwood at Oakmont, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2015.

Isles dispute settled

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

On Friday, May 1, The Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association and 5F, LLC closed on a settlement agreement resolving a dispute that stretches back several years to Sunset Realty’s sale of plats...