Estero

The proposed conversion of an unused railbed into a public trail between Bonita Beach and Alico roads has developed into a tug-of-war between trail proponents and homeowners along part of the proposed route.

Estero’s Gianna Clemente turned 15 last week and is the youngest player in the field. She qualified by being one of the top 30 ranked amateurs in the United States based on 2022’s Women’s World Amateur Golf rankings.

The mayor and vice mayor of Sanibel Island both won new terms on the city council in Tuesday's elections. And a retired police officer won a seat on the village council in Estero.

In a plan to reduce pollution entering the Estero River, the Village of Estero is looking at ways to stop the use of septic systems and water wells. The village wants to require some homeowners to hook into a new utility systems.

Changes in election laws in 2021 affected vote-by-mail requests. One request for a vote-by-mail ballot will cover all elections through the end of the calendar year of the next scheduled general election.

The Disaster Recovery Center at the Estero council chambers will permanently close Tuesday at 6 p.m.

At the January 18 Bonita Springs city council meeting, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), who which commissioned the research for the project, presented multiple alternatives for the trail. The two most favored alternatives, according to the study, would replace the existing Seminole Gulf Railway (SGR) with a path that runs through Bonita Springs and Estero. It would start at Bonita Beach Road and end at Alico Avenue.

Signs on the south Lee County theater's doors say “Regal Coconut Point is now closed. We invite you to visit Regal Gulf Coast.” Regal still has multiplexes in Naples, at Gulf Coast Town Center, Bell Tower Shops and Port Charlotte Town Center in Southwest Florida.

By November 30, Lee County had collected nearly 4 million cubic yards of debris since Ian made landfall in late September, a record amount for any hurricane in the United States, but particularly here in Southwest Florida. It's possible that debris collection in Lee County will total 10 million cubic yards.

The last shelter for Hurricane Irma in Florida closed over the weekend, and the people who left the shelter are now looking for transitional housing.About…