Tag: Lee County

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 annual...

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 regarding...

Lee County iguana panel now has four, possibly five members … Met and approved new fiscal year budget

March 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE 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...

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...

Beach ramp at 5th Street to be complete sometime in early spring

November 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Visitors to the island who are curious about when the ADA handicap-accessible ramp will be available again will be happy to learn there is a current project in place to repair it. The...

2018 Midterm election results

November 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Voter turnout on Tuesday exceeded the 2014 midterm election in both Lee and Charlotte counties. Lee County precinct 18 (Boca Grande Community Center) received 326 votes by mail, 19 early...

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...