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“At the end of the day,the government and local government all bow to public pressure [regulatory] enforcement is weak, and environmental litigationis near to impossible,so there is an urgent needfor extensive public participationto generate another kindof motivation.” Ma Jun, National Geographic Explorer, an environmentalist, journalist, shares the view that the responsibilities to save the oceans […]
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This Sunday, Aug. 10, the Rev. Patty Frick, a United Methodist elder, will preach at Lighthouse United Methodist Church. She was ordained in 2005 at the Peninsula-Delaware Conference. She served churches in Maryland before moving to Port Charlotte, where she coordinates small group adult ministries at Gulf Cove United Methodist Church.
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There will be a public meeting with the Charlotte County Legislative Delegation on Monday, Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners Chamber in Murdock. Along with Rep. Danny Nix Jr., Sen. Ben Albritton and Rep. Vanessa Oliver will attend. Albritton represents Senate District 26, Nix represents House District […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will conduct a quarterly board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at the Boca Grande Community Center. Agenda items include their quarterly financials, investment portfolio, cash flow projections, fiscal year 26 budget approval, engineering update and operations update. significant wildfires.
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Charlotte County Public Works will host a community outreach meeting on Monday, August 18, to discuss county right-of-way (ROW) encroachments on Don Pedro and Knight Islands. The meeting will be held at Charlotte County Fire & EMS Station 10, 101 Gasparilla Way. Historically, enforcement has been complaint-driven, but inconsistent application led the County to consider […]
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BY KAREN GRACE,BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY In 1915, Peter Bradley of the American agricultural Chemical Company had 26 banyan trees planted on each side of what was then Second Street. The trees may have been part of a 1914 master plan produced for the company by landscape architect Carl Rust Parker. Banyan trees were proposed […]
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FloridaCommerce is encouraging homeowners impacted by the 2023 and 2024 Storms – Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene and Milton to complete the pre-application assessment for the Rebuild Florida 2023 and 2024 Storms Housing Repair and Replacement Program. This pre-application assessment is the first step in determining eligibility and securing priority status when the program opens. The […]
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Around 2 p.m. last Thursday, July 31, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Boca Grande Club on a report of a missing wedding band. According to details listed on a Charlotte County sheriff’s report, on Monday, July 28 at about noon, a couple, both in their 30s, went to the fitness center. When […]
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Staging for the renourishment at the south end of Gasparilla Island has begun. This week, cranes and pipes are being installed along the beachfront. Currently, the Gasparilla Island State Park at the south end is closed during the process. Photos by Dusty
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Above, a close up of the proposed changes to the entrance, which will have a wide ramp from Park Avenue. The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Community Center to discuss two new projects up for approval. The main item will be the discussion of […]