Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Editorial.
To stand in the new exhibit room at the Crowninshield House, with its completed exhibits, is a wonder – especially considering where the Boca Grande Historical Society was after Hurricane Helene. Remember that Helene flooded their old space in the Teacherage, which backed up to Boca Bargains. While the flood only reached the floor of […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Education, News, Real Estate.
The Boca Grande Preschool, Inc. is new the owner of 311 Palm Avenue. The Palm Avenue property was donated by the Pete and Ginny Nicholas family. It is zoned as commercial, located behind the 3rd Street Bistro. The property transfer was executed on Aug. 20, according to Lee County Appraiser records. “We are very happy […]
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Robert Lesinger is the new CEO for the Boca Grande Club. Lesinger has most recently served for three years as general manager of the Corpus Christi Yacht Club. He has also served at the Pensacola Country Club, the Greensboro Country Club and the Indian River Country Club. He started his work at the Charlotte Country […]
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At its Tuesday, Oct. 28 meeting, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners will again take up the topic of Boca Grande parking. The open discussion appears on the commission’s regular agenda, at 9 a.m. At its October 14 Charlotte County Commissioners meeting, residents pressed the board to take some legal action regarding Lee County’s […]
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Two Lee County Parks parking rangers will continue to serve Lee County Parks beach access on Gasparilla Island. “There are no staffing changes being made with the Boca Grande-based rangers,” said Betsy Clayton, communications director for Lee County. “Our two rangers assigned to Boca Grande are assigned to Boca Grande just like usual.” The rangers, […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
A proposed tax levy and budget expenditure increase for the Boca Grande Fire Control District was approved during a public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The proposed total levy is $8,080,322, above an initially proposed levy of $7,447,452. This increase is applicable to Lee and Charlotte counties as the district operates in both. The proposed […]
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BY KAREN GRACE,BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Betty and Jack Barndollar first came to Gasparilla Island in 1959, a year after the bridge had been built. Three years later, they built a house and moved to Boca Grande. In her book, “A Very Special Island,” published in 1970, Betty shares how the area changed during the […]
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On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Lee County Board of Commissioners voted to expand a newly created Boca Grande Parking Panel to 15 members, with each of the five commissioners in charge of nominating three island stakeholders each. Commissioner David Mulicka pulled a drafted consent agenda item for discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, asking that each commissioner […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News.
There are three items relating to Boca Grande, including two items to be pulled for discussion from the consent agenda, at this morning’s Lee Commission meeting. The two items concern the Boca Grande Parking Committee and Beach Funding from FDEP. Below is the live link. The meeting starts at 9:30. There is also a funding […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
BY MELISA BICKER As Postmaster of Boca Grande, I’m proud to share that the United States Postal Service is inviting the American public to help shape a unique part of our nation’s cultural history – our postage stamps. Through the newly launched Encore Stamp Campaign, the Postal Service is giving everyone a chance to vote […]