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First Baptist progresses with interior, garden renovations

Storm restoration work continues at First Baptist Church of Boca Grande, which was flooded during the fall hurricanes. Construction crews this week were working inside, clearing where the floor was removed. “It did not have a plywood subfloor,” said Sam Lowman of Right Hand Construction Solutions, who was there with a team looking at the […]

Post Office: Box numbers still safe with renewals 

An expired credit card left a Boca Grande resident unable to renew his Post Office boxes through the online system, and worried that he would lose his longstanding box number. In an email statement to the Boca Beacon regarding the question, the USPS has stated that current customers do not have to take any action […]

Calm, clear waters with excellent results, memories

Get the family out this summer Summer is here and it’s hot. We still have great fishing options. Here are some ideas you can consider. First, get out early to beat the heat. Dress with long sleeves, otherwise the sun will fry you. Skin cancer is to be avoided. They help with bugs too, especially […]

1980s cottage gets redo; wall may help with flooding for Palm Ave. project

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its June 11 meeting. The board met at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, because of work being done at the Boca Grande Community Center. Board members present were Rebecca Seale Paterson, Peggy Stanley, Jerry Edgerton, Paul Eddy and Bill Caldwell. The first project was a wall […]

New truck to help with hydrants, backup for storms

At the end of May, the Boca Grande Fire Department purchased a new truck to account for fire hydrants damaged by Hurricanes Milton and Helene last fall.  Currently on island, there are around 10 to 15 hydrants that are non-functional due to last year’s flooding, Chief C.W. Blosser said. This new truck was an emergency […]

Progress continues with Community Center renovations

Progress on the Boca Grande Community Center continues as summer camps are set to begin next week.  Friends of Boca Grande, which oversees the renovation, debated raising the whole building earlier this spring to prevent damage from flooding as it occurred during last hurricane season. This option was ultimately too expensive, so instead, just the […]

Keeping track of Lee County lobbying forms with Lee Clerk’s office

In quarterly lobbying forms filed with Lee County, there has been a flurry of activity related to Boca Grande, particularly relating to parking. Lee County has an actual lobbying ordinance. Lobbyists file documents related to official lobbying yearly to indicate clients, and staff and elected officials file notices quarterly. For instance, for the last quarter, […]

Pendergrass in D.C. with Gators

Lee County Commissioner Cecil L. Pendergrass, Vice Chairman of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and proud resident of Southwest Florida’s Congressional District 19, was invited to the White House by President Donald J. Trump to share in the celebration honoring the University of Florida men’s basketball team. The Gators won their third NCAA […]