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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If you’re one of those people who like to head down to South Beach Bar & Grille, grab a cocktail and watch the sunset from the back of the restaurant, you’d better bring your own chair from now on. Code Enforcement came to the south end of Boca Grande in a […]
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■ BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board voted to add a sidewalk on the west side of Gasparilla Road from Gulf Shores to facilitate pedestrian travel along the existing GIBA right-of-way at their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 20. GIBA attorney Rob Berntsson and GIBA engineer Jon Cole have been researching […]
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Join Gasparilla Vacations, Lee County, Gulf Coast International Properties and the Ocean Conservancy on Saturday, Sept. 21 for the 31st annual International Coastal Cleanup Day in Boca Grande. The cleanup begins at 9 a.m. and continues until noon. Volunteers and sponsors are needed; gloves, trash bags, water and T-shirts will be available to those who […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The old playground at The Island School has been torn down and cleared away, and workers are staging the area for the new equipment that was delivered to the school last week. The project was delayed due to permitting issues. Lee County Communications Director Betsy Clayton said the new playground installation […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The FWC is investigating a disorder detected in some Florida panthers and bobcats. All the affected animals have exhibited some degree of walking abnormally or having difficulty coordinating their back legs. As of August 2019, the FWC has confirmed neurological damage in one panther and one bobcat. Additionally, trail camera footage has […]
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To the Editor: I find it ironic that Lee County Code Enforcement is so vigilant in protecting the pedestrian right-of-way in the village by forcing removal of obstructing amenities such as sidewalk cafe seating and attractive flower boxes in front of retail shop display windows, yet they ignore obstructions such as large boulders and shrubbery […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Last Friday, Aug. 8, Lee County Code Enforcement began an earnest attempt to clean up some of the complaints about businesses that were left lingering on the books in the Boca Grande Historic District. So far, all complaints have been closed – with the exception of one against The Loose Caboose […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The discussion of several topics at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Aug. 14 was quiet and quick until the last two items … and it was apparently those items that had the seats unusually full for an August meeting in Boca Grande. The topic that had the most […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Island School is back in session as of Monday, August 12. The 60 students at the school headed to class on Monday to meet the returning teachers and fellow classmates, as well as one new teacher at the school. Stephanie Shirback started getting her classroom ready at the school several […]
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■ STAFF REPORT On Thursday, Aug. 8 Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a residential burglary on the island (exact location redacted due to Marsy’s Law). According to reporting deputies, contact was made with the complainant, who is the caretaker of a home in Boca Grande. The caretaker said he witnessed a […]