Tag: Charlotte County

Birds, paragliders fighting for shore leave

Charlotte County environmental specialists have posted a bird nesting area at the north end of Gasparilla Island in front of Island Court, but numbers have been unusually low due to human...

Landscape for Gasparilla Road

Charlotte County will re-landscape Gasparilla Road, in an ordinance passed on April 8 at their regular meeting’s consent agenda. The landscape plan for County Road 771, which will be on the...

Business & Real Estate: GIWA and Drainage Unit

April 10, 2025
Staff Report
News, Real Estate

GIWA rate change At their April 1, 2025, meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to approve Gasparilla Island Water Association’s new rate structure. On...

Shorebird nesting season has started; Charlotte County nesting surveys begin

Shorebird and seabird nesting season began in February and ends August 31. To help protect nesting birds, county environmentalists are beginning survey work. Florida is home to many species of...

Charlotte County offers tax refunds for uninhabitable houses due to storms

January 9, 2025
Staff Report
News

The Charlotte County Property Appraiser is now accepting applications for partial 2024 property tax refunds if a residential improvement was destroyed or rendered uninhabitable for at least 30...

Charlotte County and Sea Turtle Association team up to clean the beaches

Charlotte County coastal staff and the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers participated in a beach cleanup last Wednesday, Dec. 11 to get Milton debris off the beach. “Would like...

Illicit debris dumper identified by GIBA staff

December 12, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority was able to identify an island resident who dumped hurricane rubbish on the Causeway. That resident was called, though at presstime had not yet...

Concrete not on county pickup list

November 28, 2024
Staff Report
News

Residents of Boca Grande in Lee County with leftover concrete debris from Hurricane Milton are reminded to dispose of it properly at approved facilities. The Charlotte County Landfill at 29751...

County encourages marine debris reporting

November 28, 2024
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

State contractors are currently removing debris from navigable waterways in Charlotte County. They have collected more than 16,000 cubic yards of marine debris so far. To report debris in...

Rehab causes lane closures on Coral Creek Bridge

November 8, 2024
Staff Report
News, Uncategorized

PLACIDA – Intermittent lane closures will occur on County Road 775 over Coral Creek Bridge on Wednesday, Nov. 13 through Dec. 6, these lane closures are required to rehabilitate the bridge...