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■ BY SUE ERWINThose questioning when improvements will be made in regard to the Lee County Shoreline Protection Project will have to wait a bit longer before any progress is being made. Gasparilla Island State Park Manager Rick Argo said the current project constructed in 2013 (similar to the 2007 Gasparilla Island Shore Protection Project, […]
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The weather may have cooled off, but the island is heating up with the hustle and bustle of season again. Visitors and residents alike are flocking back to one of Southwest Florida’s most prized possessions. Restaurants and area shops are getting busier, and the roads will soon be packed. With that being said, your Lee […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN After managing PJ’s Seagrille and The Grapevine for more than 30 years, Kathleen Turner has a new office. She’s a Realtor with Michael Saunders Real Estate on the island. She’s actually had her license for 31 years, although she hasn’t sold real estate in the past. Her father owned several properties on […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gasparilla Inn & Club has been slowly introducing their new plans for the property where the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club and the dog park are now, and now the plans are public. The plans for the first phase of the project were filed with the county several weeks ago, and […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – There was a long line wrapping around the auditorium on Friday afternoon at the Boca Grande Community Center, as hundreds of people concerned about Red Tide came to hear scientists speak about the matter. Some guests were invited to overflow into the Woman’s Club Room for a live broadcast of the […]
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A two-day GIBA quarterly board meeting was concluded on Monday, Nov. 19, which included updates on the toll collection system and raffic numbers coming soon. Prior to that, though, GIBA Advisory Board Members Jay Feinberg and Bill Klettke were sworn in and joined Ginger Watkins, Gay Darsie and Drew Tucker as voting members. Randy Hicks […]
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The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has joined with the Boca Grande Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to build a new public safety dock for Gasparilla Island. This week the BGWC announced a $50,000 challenge grant to fund the project. The public safety dock is expected to cost approximately $100,000, and the remaining […]
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BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – GIWA is excited to announce that after several years of planning, Phase 1 of a much-needed $15 million rehabilitation of the Island’s water reclamation facility (WRF), located on The Gasparilla Inn Golf Course, is underway. A WRF is a wastewater treatment plant that reclaims or recycles wastewater into […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Woman’s Club is sponsoring a Fun Walk on Saturday, Nov. 17 to kick off the first-ever Boca Fest – “Catch the Wellness Wave” in Boca Grande. Lace up your sneakers and improve your health by participating in this family fun activity. Register under the pavilion at the Boca Grande Community […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14, and the debate continued about a proposal regarding a property at 235 Banyan Street. The request, an item continued from the September 12 meeting and then again continued at the October 10 meeting, was to demolish an existing single-family […]