Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize a burn ban for unincorporated Lee County and municipalities effective as warranted due to increasingly dry conditions throughout Southwest Florida. The ban will go into effect once the drought index reaches 600. The County’s ordinance bans “outdoor burning ignition sources,” including campfires, bonfires and trash […]
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Two people are under arrest after continuing to operate an illegal casino in Charlotte County. The arrests are one of a number of raids, as the county attempts to crack down on gambling that is happening in plain sight, in locations across the county. “These businesses continued to operate after we executed search warrants on […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
State Park has offering for kayak and paddleboards SUP Englewood is the new paddling concession at Don Pedro State Park. The paddling and kayak concession works in partnership with Florida State Parks and are located at the park’s mainland side. They established an exclusive multi-year agreement with the park in February of this year, so […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 4 voted to approve an amendment to an agreement with the City of Bonita Springs to expand the scope of Bonita Beach nourishment efforts south to the County line. The expanded scope is necessary due to damage caused by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The northern […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Education, News.
The Coral Creek Club once again partnered with the Folds of Honor to help raise funds for scholarships to spouses and children of fallen or disabled veterans. This year they raised just over $15,000, which will fund three full local scholarships. The club offered a closest to the pin challenge throughout the Memorial Day weekend […]
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On Monday, June 3, Lee County submitted all requested documentation to FEMA demonstrating compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program after Hurricane Ian, including the Lee County’s Floodplain Management Post-Hurricane Ian Compliance Response. Lee County staff provided an update at the Board of County Commissioners regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday that documentation on all 414 […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The State of Florida recognized the environmental sensitivity of our island by establishing it as a State Conservation District in the Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act of 1980. The Boca Grande Community Plan was adopted by ordinance into the Lee Plan in 2005. The primary Objective, 22.1, is as follows; “to […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to use state funding to design a 12-foot wide, mixed-use trail from the Big Carlos Pass Bridge to the Big Hickory Bridge, linking Fort Myers Beach with Bonita Beach. The trail would be part of the Florida […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Emma Doras has only been at the Boca Bay Associations for about three weeks, but she brings good experience and a love for Boca Grande with her as the new community association manager and general manager of Boca Bay. She also credits the association’s board with “great foresight” in having Sue Najar remain available to […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY VAN HUBBARD Fishery management, especially when it comes to sharks, is a problem we need to deal with. Sharks are perfected killing machines. They have developed and survived over hundreds of millions of years, and have been abundant here forever. We are famous for fossilized shark’s teeth discoveries along our beaches. Currently, sharks are […]