Letters to the Editor
Letters: Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act asks formal public input
January 8, 2026
To the Editor:
Monday’s conflict resolution meeting between Lee and Charlotte County over the Lee parking ordinance was the shortest political meeting I’ve ever attended. What? 20-some minutes IN…
Letters: Idea on matching address and post office boxes for package delivery
January 8, 2026
To the Editor:
Life on Boca Grande comes with certain charming quirks we’ve all grown to love: the golf carts, the afternoon storms that appear out of nowhere, and the simple pleasure of ru…
Letters: Nature does nothing uselessly, so let the leaves fall as they may
January 2, 2026
To the Editor:
Thank you Molly and Todd Simonds for your recently published letter regarding leaf blowers vs. the RAKE. (See ‘Dear Islanders: Try a blower free Christmas week’ Boca Beacon, Dec. 1…
Letters: Dear islanders: Try a blower-free Christmas week
December 11, 2025
To the Editor:
Leaf blowers driving you inside? Glad you’re not home when your neighbors’ crews are scheduled? Have you had to restrict your activities due to the toxic cloud put at head height b…
Letters: Improved access to beaches with management
December 11, 2025
To the Editor:
Gasparilla Island State Park is an oceanfront treasure. This resource is currently underused. The state park has over one mile of beachfront land with five parking areas. There are…
Letters: Thanks for donations to Humane Society
November 20, 2025
To the Editor:
The Suncoast Humane Society would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in our recent pet food and cat litter donation drive. Your generosity ma…
Letters: Gulf of America in history exhibit
November 20, 2025
To the Editor:
I read an interesting article in the Boca Beacon last week regarding the new BG Historical Society’s new home and exhibition. So my wife and I took a ride over to the new location…
Letters: Ideas to change the atmosphere here
November 6, 2025
Editor’s Note: Last week, Emerson Wickwire sent us a letter mailed to Charlotte County commissioners, in the wake of their concerns about parking in Boca Grande. The letter, in the Oct. 31 issue, ha…
Letters: Public letter to Charlotte Commission
October 30, 2025
To: Charlotte County Commissioners Ken Doherty, Christopher Constance, Bill Truex, Stephen Deutsch and Joseph Tiseo
Dear Commissioners:
I write respectfully as a long-time resident of our smal…
Letters: Get together for a live discussion of issues of interest
October 2, 2025
To the Editor:
I just watched the national news. It covered the possibility of a government shutdown, then the meeting of the military heads.
After that, it moved to the Artificial Intelligenc…