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Preservation Board approves cottage

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History, News.

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved one project at their regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The project was a request to elevate a guest house at 300 Third Street.  The board had not met since before the hurricanes. At the meeting, Planner Peter Blackwell from Lee County listed a number of projects that […]

Building permit speed addressed at Preservation Board

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At the most recent Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, the issue of the speed of Lee County building permits came up. Member Becky Paterson had an issue of the speed of permits for her building, and made a suggestion for a dedicated building-permits person for Boca Grande. “Pretty much everything is way far behind,” […]

Churches speak out on parking

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News, Sports & Outdoors.

Churches on Gilchrist have released statements in the wake of discussions about restrictions on island parking.  Peter Soderberg, chair of the church council of Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, issued the following statement Wednesday: “It is with great frustration and deep concern that once again our three churches have to defend ourselves against […]

Lee County reopens Wheeler Park

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Lee County has reopened the dog park, tennis courts and restrooms at Wheeler Road Community Park, which had been mobilized for use to help Gasparilla Island’s recovery from Hurricane Milton.  “Lee County thanks Boca Grande residents for their patience these past months as the county wrapped up its Hurricane Milton operations,” wrote Communications Director Betsy […]

Blue barrels are back for food donations

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Englewood Helping Hand (EHH) needs your non-perishable food donations to assist individuals in need in Englewood. Deliveries are made to the food pantry weekly. EHH’s Blue Barrels are back in downtown Boca Grande in front of the post office, Crews Bank, and the Lighthouse Methodist Church. EHH has almost doubled its client traffic and increased […]

Prep for preschool opening

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On Tuesday, Kelli Carpenter was out on Park Avenue, taking down the Boca Grande Preschool sign. They are in the midst of a temporary move to Grove City in March. Once there, they will be preparing for a return to the island, but elsewhere. The group is also prepping for its April 7 Annual Beach […]

Bridge Authority reports on hurricane remediation work

Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News.

The Board of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) met Wednesday, Feb. 5, for a quarterly report on bridge operations and upcoming remediation work.  “We’ve made excellent progress in hurricane repairs,” said Executive Director Kathy Banson. January 2025 traffic was up two percent from last January 2024 and revenue was up two percent as well, […]