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Gilchrist parking: It’s baaaa-ack

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

While Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Lee County Board of Commissioners was relatively quick and painless, with no big agenda items pertaining to Gasparilla Island, there was one public comment that is of great importance to the island and its future.

The comment was made by Mary O’Bannon, chairman of the Boca Grande Parking Committee. She attended the meeting with Vice-Chair Deb Martin and asked the Commissioners at the meeting for one thing – transparency – in an upcoming item that was to be presented to the Board at their November meeting by Commissioner Kevin Ruane, and to not leave the fate of anything in Boca Grande in the hands of one person.

HEX hearing examiner rules in favor of Gilchrist property owner – matter to be returned to BGHPB hands

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

A decision has been made in the case of the property owner at 161 Gilchrist Avenue vs. Lee County, heard on September 12 of this year by Chief Hearing Examiner Donna Marie Collins.

The appeal was made by the property owner and their representatives, based on their belief that in denying a special Certificate of Appropriateness to permit construction of a home (161 Gilchrist Avenue) and a garage and maintenance building on the adjoining lot (181 Gilchrist Avenue), the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board did not apply the correct law, they did not afford the property owner due process and did not use the proper evidence to back up their denial.

Representing the County was Amanda Swindle, Esq.; representing the property owner at 161 Gilchrist Avenue were Jenna Persons-Mulicka, Esq. and Megan Strayhorn, Esq.

It was at the BGHPB’s April meeting when this item was on the agenda. Prior to any engagement, conversation or examination of the actual proposed structures on the two properties, which is all the COA was for, Board members asked about a feature on one of the properties called
the Whispering Bench.

Restoring cell coverage… HERE’S THE LATEST

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News.

Electricians are on site now working on our new cell phone tower, and it looks like AT&T came up from behind to possibly be the first carrier for “cutover” (the process of bringing a system, application or interface live into an environment, which can include steps such as repointing interfaces from a non-production to production […]

Register now for the annual ‘Welcome Back to the Island’ webinar on October 26

Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness.

What: Welcome Back to the Island WebinarWhen: October 26, 2023, 3-4 p.m. EasternWhere: Virtual event. Register at:geniecastbroadcast.com/boca-grande-back-to-boca-2023-registration/ The Grande Rounds health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation will open the season on October 26 with a special virtual event to kick off the 2023-24 season. […]

Boca Grande beaches: Who knows what you might find?

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

You don’t expect to see an alligator on the beach, but sometimes it happens. It has happened here, in fact, many times. There’s lot of swamp and water in the undeveloped areas of the island where an alligator can live and an occasional trip to the beach is always in order. We’re also close enough […]