This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO

Capt. Chuck Jenks rescued three boys out of the water near the middle bridge. The boys jumped off the bridge for fun but didn’t realize that the current was so strong.

TEN YEARS AGO

GIWA’s annual water testing received an excellent bill of health with contaminant levels far below maximum levels set by the EPA.

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Lemon Bay Conservancy was fundraising to purchase an 80-acre parcel originally slated for condos at the corner of Placida Road and Gasparilla Pines Blvd.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

The director of “Hoot” and its crew were scouting locations on the Island to film the movie which was scheduled to begin in July.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO 

GICIA began construction of the new “pocket park” located downtown on Park Ave. 

THIRTY YEARS AGO

The Boca Grande Community Center announced the opening of a fitness center in its newly completed wing. 

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

The Boca Grande Causeway bridge completed repairs. The ten-day closure to boat traffic was the longest interruption of service in a decade.

FORTY YEARS AGO

Bocilla Development Inc. was granted final site approval for a ferry serving residents of a development on Little Gasparilla Island.