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But the question still remains – whose job is it to put the kayak launch back to rights? After all, it is an official stop on the Blueways Trail, which is a interconnected statewide map and information system that gives kayakers access to where some of the best waterways are located along 220 miles of coastline. It includes tidal creeks, estuary bays and, in this area, Charlotte Harbor.
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T’was the night before Christmas and all around No noses were frozen, no snow fluttered down. No children in flannels were tucked into bed, They all wore their shorty pajamas instead! To find wreaths of holly was not very hard, For holly trees grow in everyone’s yard. In front of the houses were daddies and […]
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Jon Reecher was cool as a cucumber on Tuesday, sitting in his office at The Gasparilla Inn & Club. All around him was a frenzy of activity – carpets were being cleaned, brass was being polished, fixtures were being dusted and maintained. The time until their grand opening on December 15 could be counted in […]
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Retirees at Gasparilla Mobile Estates are hanging on to hope that eviction won’t be the end of their golden years Gasparilla Mobile Estates residents are still without water and sewer, but not because of the hurricane that blew through the park. They are without basic utilities because the park’s owner, Carol Kropp of Winter Park, […]
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Hurricane Ian was the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Those facts seem so matter of fact when you look out your window and see exactly what a monstrous, devastating storm Ian turned out to be. The storm’s slow crawl across the state, bringing damage from […]
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In February 2022, the PSC held a two day public hearing in Venice for EU and potential customers to present their case and preferences. This hearing was held at a cost of $200,000 and was streamed live, video available now. Did the Boca Beacon attend? If so, you saw the owner of Environmental Utilities testify along with his attorneys and witnesses and present their whole case. Then you saw the opposition with their attorney and expert witnesses. You saw the Office of Public Counsel Attorney, who represents the public in utility cases and you surely saw that the room full of potential customers who spoke were overwhelmingly opposed to EU’s application for the wastewater certificate. Finally you must have observed the very close attention the Commissioners were giving to each witness and speaker. In addition most of the approximately 1000 letters of correspondence received by the Commission expressed the same opposition.
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To the Editor: Lee County Solid Waste is encouraging residents to use the holiday weekend to prepare their properties for hurricane season. Pruning trees and shrubs now that could damage your home or pool cage during a storm can mitigate damage. Survey your property for any items that could become a projectile during a storm. […]
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While there used to be a noticeable difference immediately after the Easter holiday, this year the week prior to Easter, 28,849 vehicles crossed the bridge. The week after, 28, 614 more cars crossed the bridge. This has been common since the beginning of COVID-19.
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Lee County Solid Waste asks customers to be aware of potential delays in yard waste collections; Trash collection not affected Fort Myers, FL, Jan. 7, 2022 – Lee County Solid Waste is asking customers to be aware they may experience delays in pickup of some yard waste beginning Monday because the county’s contracted haulers are […]
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On Tuesday morning, Dec. 21 it was one of those mornings when you saw a lot of people looking concerned and asking one another, “What is going on?” Wind. It was wind that was going on, and a lot of it. What had originally been reported as the passing through of a standard “cold” front, […]