Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News, Opinion.
To the Editor: Efforts to mitigate water-quality issues throughout Lee County continue under the leadership of the Lee Board of County Commissioners with County staff, contracted vendors and several state entities, including the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida Department of Health. Board actions: The Board […]
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To the Editor: Hearty congrats to all who are concerned about our protecting slice of environmental paradise and those who worked so long and hard to win the legal victory last week in DeSoto obtaining a huge county commission vote of 4 to 1 against the Mosaic 14,000 acre new mine application. Especially when their […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News, Opinion.
On July 31 the Boca Beacon sent emails to all Lee and Charlotte County commissioners, requesting that detailed water analyses be reported to the public regarding the water quality of Charlotte Harbor, the Myakka River and the Peace River at their confluence with the Harbor, Buck Creek, Gasparilla Sound, Lemon Bay, Little Gasparilla Island Pass, […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Get your clubs ready for the West Charlotte County Republican Club’s 10th annual golf outing planned to take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 21. The event will be held at the Lemon Bay Golf Club. The cost is $85 per player if you register by July 14. After that date, […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News, Opinion.
To the Editor: The Harry Chapin Food Bank has formed a new collaboration aimed at fighting hunger in Charlotte County, including some of its partner agencies, other nonprofit organizations, government and law enforcement agencies, and clients. The group formed about three months ago to ramp up the fight against food insecurity in the county, said […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Community and tourism champion Mark O. Asperilla, MD has been selected as the 2018 Charlotte County Tourism Hall of Fame inductee and will be inducted during the annual tourism luncheon on Tuesday, May 10 at 11 a.m. at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center. The Hall of Fame was established in […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This past week a final ruling was made by a Lee County Hearing Examiner in the case of three Three Sisters variances requested regarding the small isthmus of land that may or may not soon be a road to the spoil island. This is a case that was continued from December […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Last week people passing by the Range Light on Gulf Boulevard witnessed a Lee County crew digging a drainage ditch along the roadway. Many were impressed with its depth, which was about 4 feet, and recognized the need for the project. After all, every time a heavy rain comes through, we […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (SWFWMD) governing board voted last week to increase water restrictions throughout the region, which affects the Charlotte County portion of the Island. This week’s rain is very welcome, but SWFWMD’s hydrologists report a rainfall deficit of 11 inches since the start of the dry season […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’ve been on or off the island recently you might have noticed some work crews surrounding the old railroad trestle near the mainland. Contrary to what you may have heard, they are not tearing the trestle out. They are instead inspecting the trestle and, in some circumstances, replacing parts of […]