Sanibel Island

A Sanibel beach parking permit or a $5/hour parking fee, is required to park at one of the beach access parking areas.

Three candidates for Sanibel City Council talked about recovery from Hurricane Ian at a forum Thursday evening. Holly Smith, Richard Johnson and Troy Thompson answered questions at the event at the Big Arts center.

FDOT said that the Sanibel Causeway islands remain closed and vehicles are not permitted to stop in the active construction zone during reconstruction activity to allow for work to progress safely and to allow the contractor to focus on the reconstruction.

Lee County commissioners met for a workshop earlier this week to discuss plans for building stronger Sanibel Causeway and Cape Coral bridges.Multiple sections of the Sanibel Causeway were swept away by Hurricane Ian’s storm surge. The causeway was temporarily repaired just three weeks after Ian hit.

Helping with Hurricane Ian recovery, a free meal to help lessen the stress of rebuilding a community.

The Sanibel Public Library reopened Dec. 1 for the first time since Hurricane Ian walloped the island.

The area is secure and the Sanibel Fire Department has the fire under control. Sanibel Fire Captain John DiMaria said the fire had likely been smoldering for hours before flames surfaced.

The county had restored tolls Nov. 1 to the Cape Coral Bridge and the Midpoint Bridge after the suspension of tolls on all three bridge shortly before Hurricane Ian’s landfall Sept. 28. The county said the addition of the Sanibel Causeway completes the restoration.

A precautionary boil water alert issued Nov. 16 for Sanibel Island from Tarpon Bay Road to Lighthouse Beach has been rescinded after a bacteriological survey showed that the water is safe to drink.

Island Water Association issues precautionary boil water notice for Tarpon Bay Road East to Lighthouse Beach