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Lee County meeting on Nov. 4 The Lee Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Old County Courthouse Commission Chambers, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901. The agenda is available to the public in advance of the meeting at leecofl.portal.civicclerk.com. At press time, there were no items […]
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BY KAREN GRACE,BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Whether hauntings are real or not, Gasparilla Island and its surroundings have a history of ghost stories. The earliest involve Cayo Pelau, an island to the east of Gasparilla that was once inhabited by Indigenous people and later by pirates. It has been an archaeological site and includes a […]
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Some island volunteers have expressed concern for when enforcement of the new parking restrictions begins, and the risk of tickets. In turn, Lee County assures that volunteers will be included in “island employee decal” rollout. “I just want to do my rescues and not worry about parking,” said Gina Marie Thomsen, who visits the island […]
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Must serve five years in prison A woman who stole from her job at Scarpa’s Coastal Restaurant in Boca Grande last year has been adjudicated guilty and sentenced to six years in prison, followed by 15 years of probation for theft and criminal use of personal identification. Teresa Lessa, of North Port, was one of […]
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Above, 5th Street Access. It was closed. Waves were high Thursday and some of the underpinning access was washed away. Lee County Facebook Beach access at 5th Street in downtown Boca Grande is temporarily closed for safety precautions, according to a Lee County spokesperson. The county reopened the 5th Street beach access in April after […]
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No charge; info to come from county Parking permit distribution is anticipated for mid-November; decals and placards will be issued at no cost from several yet-to-be-named locations in Boca Grande. “Parks & Recreation is developing placards and decals; communication about their availability will be forthcoming,” wrote Lee County Communications Director Betsy Clayton in an […]
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On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Charlotte County’s Commissioners voted unanimously to go into an arbitration process relating to the issue of parking access in Boca Grande. The meeting included an array of speakers from Charlotte County, frustrated about the Aug. 5 ordinance that would restrict much public beach parking in Boca Grande. “I thought we had […]
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To: Charlotte County Commissioners Ken Doherty, Christopher Constance, Bill Truex, Stephen Deutsch and Joseph Tiseo Dear Commissioners: I write respectfully as a long-time resident of our small Lee County Village of Boca Grande. I write now following the article in our local weekly newspaper, the Boca Beacon, that you are considering initiating legal action at […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO Lee County was called out for not informing residents in a timely manner regarding a Historic District Public Information meeting. TEN YEARS AGO Two Southwest Florida developers, BCB Homes, Inc. and Seagate Development Group, LLC, were under contract to purchase 9+ acres of property at the southern end of the island owned […]
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Michael Burlingame author of “Abraham Lincoln: A Life” will present fresh insights into Lincoln’s life as a youth, lawyer, husband, father and leader on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Ctr. Call (941) 964-0827 or visit FriendsofBocaGrande.org