Tag: Lee County

Lee County: Sowing our wild sea oats to save the dunes from destruction

October 18, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You may have noticed in the last few months that there are some new sea oats growing around some of the beaches and seawalls where the recent beach renourishment project took...

Red tide update for the week

In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations offshore of Pinellas County, background concentrations offshore of Hillsborough County, very low to low...

Dog park public hearings to be scheduled

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE According to Lee County commissioners, the process for setting up a public meeting about our potential new dog park has begun. Initially the plan was for a new dog park to be...

Somebody out there needs some Karma

To the Editor: After reading about complaints filed against our downtown merchants, I have a couple of theories about the Grinch that wants to steal the magic from the village. Somebody’s Blue nose...

Information sought in case of blow-darted heron

July 19, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Local deputies responded to an unusual and horrible call on Saturday July 13 at 1st Street near the Boca Grande Community Center. At approximately noon the deputy was notified...

In case you were wondering …

July 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT We have word from Lee County that the seats in front of Dolphin Cove/Pink Pony/Tortuga were removed only temporarily. Timothy Engstrom, a Lee County Government Communications...

Obstacles in the ‘Promenade’ prompt questions of ownership yet again

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The right to roam the Promenade is being infringed once again, not only by overgrown bushes but by brand-new plantings right in the thoroughfare. This seems to have become an...

More details of GICIA v. Damfiwill made available

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE More information has come to light regarding the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association’s lawsuit against Lee County, an individual and a Florida company...

Lee County iguana panel now has four, possibly five members

March 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

At the first Lee County MSTU “iguana” board meeting in several years on Tuesday, March 5, the board approved a new budget and had an extensive discussion regarding ongoing lizard control...

Lee County commissioner addresses island parking issues, new parking rangers

February 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY COMMISSIONER JOHN MANNING The following was written by John Manning, Lee County Commissioner for District 1. This letter pertains to the changes in beach access parking and county parking that...