Gasparilla Island is in a waiting period as to when new parking regulations will be imposed. Currently, it is the status quo, as beach street parking is still available to all, and there are no time…
At a joint meeting of Charlotte County’s state delegation, Sen. Ben Albritton, Rep. Danny Nix and Rep. Vanessa Oliver heard from constituents about the budget year ahead, and in a long listening per…
The Tallahassee delegation representing Charlotte County, including Sen. Ben Albritton, Rep. Danny Nix and Rep. Vanessa Oliver, held a meeting Monday, Aug. 11 to discuss issues related to the state…
While the new parking ordinance for Boca Grande will be filed with the state of Florida this week, it could be months before it is enforced. That means that current rules for parking and beaches, in…
Lee County will consider a new MSBU tax for Gasparilla Island if new parking restrictions impact beach renourishment funding. The recently passed parking ordinance will possibly involve the impositi…
Above, Chamber director Gary Cross addresses the board. Photo by Matt
The Gasparilla Island parking ordinance passed unanimously at Tuesday’s Lee County Commissioners meeting with sever…
The Public Hearing on Gasparilla Island parking is Tuesday, August 5 at 9:30 a.m. at the Old Lee County Courthouse, where all Lee County Commission meetings are held. The address is:
Old Lee Cou…
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE
A proposed parking plan for Gasparilla Island will affect the island’s future beach renourishment funding and could include a tax for renourishment, acco…
Electromagnetic technology could reduce fishing depredation
Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory’s research facility in Sarasota are testing devices that send electric pulses intended to repel sh…
Saturday, July 26 around 9:30 a.m., a coordinated Marine Emergency Response Team (MERT) activation was launched for a vessel fire in Turtle Bay, an estuary at the south end of Cape Haze near the Isl…
