Tag: Lee County

Attorneys on both sides of Three Sisters suit agree to extension, toll

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Attorneys representing all sides of the ongoing “Path to Three Sisters” court case have agreed to cool things down for a time. In a court document filed in Lee County Circuit Court...

Historic Preservation Board reveals convoluted information after potential violation brought to light

■ BY SUE ERWIN AND MARCY SHORTUSE At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 11, the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board addressed confusion over the Promenade after residents received letters from...

5th Street beach access closed due to erosion

June 9, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande 5th Street Beach Access is closed indefinitely due to erosion stemming from recent storms and high tides. The parking lot will remain open. Other Lee County beach accesses on Boca Grande...

Boca Grande parking lot expansion project completed in time for holiday weekend

May 26, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Provided by Lee County The Fifth Street parking lot expansion project, a Lee County-owned site in Boca Grande, is now complete and open to the public in time for Memorial Day Weekend. The project, funded...

BGFD firefighters create life-saving grid system

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Gasparilla Island and its surrounding waters have thousands upon thousands of visitors every year who come for the fishing, the boating and the beaches. Out of those thousands of...

New palm plantings on Gilchrist Avenue ahead of schedule

December 2, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The planting of new palm trees on the Gilchrist Avenue median solidifies the fact that Lee County is done discussing the parking controversy that has surrounded that island...

Trump, Rubio take island polls

November 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The U.S. Presidential election turnout was good in the Lee County portion of the island on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Precinct 18. Boca Grande residents followed the trend for the presidential...

George the iguana guy is looking for a few good signatures

October 14, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Iguana trapper George Cera will be an even more common sight around town next year, as Lee County has extended his contract to include the winter months. The contract until now was...

Be careful what you wish for

To the Editor: “All for one and one for all.” Funny, that seems to be the battle cry of people like me. But hey, I guess it’s the battle cry of anyone who takes a side on any issue. Now, I haven’t...

Learning the fate of our Farmers Market

July 29, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Farmers Market Founder Shauna Lee Lange is hoping for a successful 2016-2017 season – even if it is only half a season. This month, representatives of Lee County informed...