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Health Clinic operations detailed
October 3, 2024
BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is operational with a small team onsite and physicians on call for urgent care. As you can imagine, our doctors have been busy over the last …
Ballot: Homestead exemption, public finance
October 3, 2024
Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, will not only be a Presidential election, but it will have a large number of state, federal and local candidates on the ballot, including a Florida Senatorial elec…
Gasparilla recovery the subject of Lee Commission meeting on Tuesday morning
October 3, 2024
Lee County provided a hurricane recovery update at its regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, including updates on the Boca Grande Community Center gro…
Lee County provides two staff on island, dedicated to cleanup, plus sand removal info
September 30, 2024
Lee County has provided two staff who just arrived on island, this morning, to help coordinate with issues related to Hurricane Helene. They are part of one of many departments dedicated to post-H…
Boca Grande Historical Society artifacts OK after Helene floodwaters
September 30, 2024
The Boca Grande Historical Society is moving its artifacts and papers off island, until its offices can be restored.
During Hurricane Helene, a few inches of flood water came into their buildin…
Updating road conditions for Monday commute into Boca Grande
September 29, 2024
Editor’s update: At the end of day Monday, the road was clear of water.
For those that need to commute into Boca Grande, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority is open, and Boca Grande Fire Dep…
Pumps from Lee County draining Gasparilla Road
September 29, 2024
On Saturday, Lee County staff brought two giant water pumps to clear standing water off of Gasparilla Boulevard. The pumps worked all night.
This Sunday morning, they appear to have drawn down …
Heraclean feat? Pumps now working to take water off Gasparilla Road
September 28, 2024
BOCA GRANDE – Like that fifth labor of Heracles, cleaning out the Augean stables, a crew from Lee County has installed a pumps to clear putrid standing water off Gasparilla Road today.
By late …
Lift stations working, but PLEASE minimize waste water use Sunday and Monday
September 28, 2024
Currently all 20 lift stations are working on the island, and every lift station has power. However, the system is filled with seepage of sea water and rain, and Gasparilla Island Water Authority …
Fishing Guides hold Annual Meeting
September 26, 2024
On September 5, the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association held their Annual Meeting, and discussed the future of the organization.
“Systems need to be put in place for the future to ensure tha…