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At press time, a crew from Margate, Florida, hired to help Boca Grande restore its water service, hoped to have the main fully repaired by Friday. As of Wednesday, the water system was coming back online faster than expected, with a crew from Margate, on Florida’s east coast, assisting in rebuilding the main water line […]
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We are sad to announce that due to Milton’s impacts, Lee County Parks and Recreation needs to cancel the Fall Festival that was to be held Oct. 25. It was to be held at the now-damaged Boca Grande Community Center that afternoon. Please help spread the word that this is canceled. Our Parks team looks […]
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Lee County this afternoon opened a comfort station for Boca Grande residents to assist with recovery from Hurricane Milton. The comfort station is located at 240 Banyan St. at the rear parking lot of Island School and Community Center. The comfort station provides residents in need with: All services are free for island residents. The […]
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The south end of Manasota Key has reopened to residents and businesses. Charlotte County Community Development has done an initial damage assessment and affected properties have been tagged with notifications of the condition by a placard placed on the structure.
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Editor’s Note: The staff of the Gasparilla Island Water Association has been busy since Hurricane Milton. Not only is the water service off, but the sewer system was destroyed. Residents should not flush toilets in order to avoid overloading the system. A Monday evening email report from Executive Director Ron Bolton to the GIWA board […]
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In order to highlight the importance of local commerce, Florida Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly will come to Gasparilla Island to get a tour of small businesses affected by the last two hurricanes. Kelly will meet with business owners in Hudson’s Park at Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. He will bring his staff to visit […]
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Editor’s Note: The following letter went out to families, students, donors and friends from The Island School from Christine Oliver, Head of School, today. We hope you are all doing well and recovering from Hurricane Milton. Experiencing impacts from two hurricanes back-to-back has been challenging for us all. Please let us know how we can […]
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The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), with support from Charlotte County, has established a public fuel depot at Charlotte Sports Park, located at 2300 El Jobean Rd. in Port Charlotte. The site is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. until further notice to assist residents in their recovery efforts. Each vehicle is […]
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Access to Gasparilla Island has reopened. Access to the bridgeless barrier islands and South Manasota Key remain closed. Hurricane Hang tags issued by the Boca Grande Fire Department are required for access. These passes, which are part of a longstanding program of the department, were issued before the hurricane. At right are the old version […]
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Lee County Solid Waste garbage collection will resume Monday, Oct. 14, on the normally scheduled day for all routes in Lee County franchise areas that are accessible to collection trucks. This collection is for household garbage only, which includes everyday trash items and all spoiled food. The county on Monday also will begin Hurricane Milton […]