This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO

Mote Marine Laboratory installed “living docks” in the canals to study the efficiency of filter-feeding organisms.

TEN YEARS AGO

The United Methodist Church got a new pastor, Rev. Matthew Williams, who came from Valley, Alabama. 

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

GICIA announced a master landscape plan for bike path. The new planting program would focus on native vegetation that required little water.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

Lee County Commissioners approved the creation of a local historic planning board. 

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 

Capt. Dave Harper sustained a broken leg when a Silver King flew out of the water and “attacked” him as he stood on the boat deck.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Lee County proposed a stricter ordinance on jet ski and parasail vendors. The ordinance was to reduce potential injury and inconvenience to the public.

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

The Boca Grande Causeway bridge had a malfunction, closing the causeway to boat traffic. Local marinas and resorts were experiencing significant losses.

FORTY YEARS AGO

Residents were given a reminder on domestic animal laws as an increase of unleashed dogs were allowed to roam freely, creating havoc on the public roads and sidewalks.