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Lee County provides two staff on island, dedicated to cleanup, plus sand removal info
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, Featured News, News.
Lee County has provided two staff who just arrived on island, this morning, to help coordinate with issues related to Hurricane Helene. They are part of one of many departments dedicated to post-Hurricane Helene cleanup in the county. After Ian, the county created Island Coordination Teams. Today, Lee County wants to ensure that everyone has […]
Pumps from Lee County draining Gasparilla Road
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Featured News, News, Police & Fire, Uncategorized.
On Saturday, Lee County staff brought two giant water pumps to clear standing water off of Gasparilla Boulevard. The pumps worked all night. This Sunday morning, they appear to have drawn down the sewage-laced water on Gasparilla Road. It is hoped that the road will be soon passable in a normal car, but right now, […]
Heraclean feat? Pumps now working to take water off Gasparilla Road
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Featured News, News.
BOCA GRANDE – Like that fifth labor of Heracles, cleaning out the Augean stables, a crew from Lee County has installed a pumps to clear putrid standing water off Gasparilla Road today. By late afternoon, the crew arrived mid-island, where large portions of Gasparilla Road in Lee County are impassible due to standing water. The […]
Get to the Lee County Courthouse to visit Commissioners
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Last week, after a visit to the Lee County Board of County Commissioners, a reader asked the Beacon what you had to do to speak at a Lee County meeting if you have concerns. The answer is simple. You need to drive to Ft. Myers, attend the meeting and speak. If you are addressing an […]
Guest Essay: Islanders need to be effectively informed, involved
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
BY EMERSON WICKWIRE I applaud the Beacon, serving both as a community platform for ideas to identify and resolve community issues, as well as a central source of information on issue background and facts. I have followed the surge of Beacon letters commenting not just on our ever-present parking issues, but also on the pending […]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: British Army child, to art history & J.McLaughlin, Caroline Farrington
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles, Society.
Once someone meets Caroline Farrington, they are unlikely to forget her. She has the smile, the flair, the looks and, yes, the accent, that make her virtually unforgettable. She comes by all these attributes quite honestly, as a woman who has seen the world, taken the best of it and made a comfortable, low-key living […]
Tanks for the Memories: The evolution of water storage on the island
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Community History.
BY KAREN GRACE The late Capt. Fred Futch once said that although many people say the biggest change to the island came from the building of the bridge, he thought it was the formation of the water company that was the greatest impetus for the development that followed. Before 1968 and the Gasparilla Island Water […]
Fishing Guides hold Annual Meeting
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
On September 5, the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association held their Annual Meeting, and discussed the future of the organization. “Systems need to be put in place for the future to ensure that our fishing industry and heritage are preserved, and that’s just what we’re going to do,” said Capt. Christopher Taylor, the newly elected […]
Business and Real Estate around the islands: Re-openings in Pine Island, Captiva
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Real Estate.
Some recent re-openings around neighboring islands. Two years after Hurricane Ian, businesses across Boca Grande Pass are still coming back online: Captiva: Captiva Island Inn has reopened on Andy Rosse Lane in the heart of Captiva Village. Pine Island: One of the oldest restaurants here, the Waterfront Restaurant and Marina has reopened in St. James […]