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Business is serious business

May 14, 2026
Garland Pollard
Editorial

This Wednesday at the second meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee, they heard from a number of business owners and managers who asked for “seasonality” in the enforcement of parking...

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Boca Grande Parking Committee meeting

The Boca Grande Parking Committee will meet Wednesday, May 13 at 1 p.m. A video feed of the meeting is below. The main agenda items are: Discussion of the Format to Educate the Public on...

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Upcoming Parking Committee meeting will address church parking, seasonal issues

May 7, 2026
Staff Report
Community, News

Above, Michael Jacob at the first meeting, representing Lee County. Photos by Garland The next Boca Grande Parking Committee meeting will tackle a number of issues at the Wednesday, May 13...

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April parking tickets reported by Lee Sheriff

From April. 1 to April 30, 2026, there were a total of 204 parking citations issued in Boca Grande, one less than the total for both February and March. During the same period, there were 31...

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State Park parking discussed at county meetings

One recently proposed solution to the parking issue in Boca Grande is to create extra parking spaces in the Gasparilla Island State Park, either near the Range Light, or in other undeveloped...

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Still no easy spaces in Lee/Charlotte parking discussion

Seasonal shifts discussed; ordinance explained as ‘living document’ Charlotte and Lee County commissioners discussed seasonal adjustments and the possibility of additional parking on a...

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Charlotte extends discussion period for parking

The Boca Grande parking ordinance was added to the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners agenda for the Tuesday, April 28 regular meeting after Monday’s joint meeting with Lee County’s...

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Letters: Parking spots an issue across all of the state of Florida

To the Editor: Having attended the last two on island parking meetings and followed most of the opinions expressed in the paper, a couple of thoughts come to mind. I am a...

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Letters: Parking for lunch in downtown Boca Grande

To the Editor: I work on this island every day and choose to buy lunch in town to do my part to support the small businesses of Boca Grande. Often, I can’t even get a parking spot because...

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The parking meeting, and lowering the temperature

April 23, 2026
Garland Pollard
Editorial

As theater at the Boca Grande Community Center, it was about as good as it gets, but not truly in the way of a Royal Palm Players production. On a Wednesday afternoon, the new Boca Grande...

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