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■ BY SUE ERWINResidents and guests who were curious about the construction project at Fifth Street beach will be happy to learn that the repairs have been completed, and the ADA handicap-accessible ramp is now open to the public. The new ramp includes an additional 40 feet of slope. Lee County Government Communications Specialist Tim […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA April is Water Conservation Month, and Gasparilla Island is in desperate need of water conservation. Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s current ten-year water withdrawal permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) includes a condition requiring GIWA to reduce our daily average water use to 150 gallons per person per […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While the ground that was once home to the Fishery Restaurant, Albritton’s Gallery and several other shops is now bare, the new owners of the property found homes for two of the old homes that were once there. They are also planning to refurbish a third cottage on the property, which […]
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■ Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and other sheriff’s office administrators visited Boca Grande on Thursday, April 4 to visit with residents and business owners, and to sample some of the delicious food at the Lighthouse Methodist Church pancake breakfast. Shown here is Sheriff Marceno with Beacon mascot Archie. Marceno is an animal lover and […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of aquariums filled with a variety of sea creatures line the walls of Lemon Bay High School’s aquaculture laboratory located at its Englewood campus. On Monday, April 1, the Bocilla Islands Conservancy along with Lemon Bay Conservancy presented a check for $500 to the LBHS Marine Research Club to assist […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS handled several calls this week that included an accident at 5th Street and Gasparilla Road involving an SUV and a trucker hauling a piece of excavation equipment on a trailer. That call came in at 4:33 p.m. on Tuesday. While it was originally […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, April 2 the Lee Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to award a contract for the purchase and installation of new playground equipment at Boca Grande Community Park, 131 First Street West. Installation should take place, according to the county, in late May or early June – right when […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Twenty-one area organizations will receive funding from the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Community Grant Program in 2019, with a total of $209,000 awarded. Earlier this year, the Club provided $20,000 to assist with sound and lighting for the new Community Center sunshade and $50,000 for the construction of a new public safety […]
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The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in Southwest Florida over the past week. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample collected offshore of Manatee County, one sample collected offshore of Charlotte County and one sample collected offshore of Lee County. […]
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To the Editor: The Charlotte County Property Appraiser is now accepting 2020 exemption applications. Homestead exemption applications can be filed online. Visit ccappraiser.com for further instructions. In addition, applications may be filed in person at one of the office locations: 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte; South County Annex, 410 Taylor St., Punta Gorda; West Charlotte […]