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Cleanup Still Has a Long Way To The is lands' if newspaper of record Week of Sept. 23-29, 2004 SANiBEL & CAPTiVA, FLORIDA VOLUME 31, NUMBER 39 24 PAGES 75 CENTS Cleanup still has a long way to By Kevin Duffy Dick Walsh, who fought for the purchase Staff Writer of the land three years ago. Walsh's vision of the park doesn't call It meanders like a lengthy train-wreck, for a snake-like pile of metal and plastic, twisting and turning from side to side. In however. some places it is oniy a few feet off the "I see it as a place that is available pri- ground, reaching heights of 20 feet or more marily for passive use, a place where peo- in others. Those who come in contact with ple can enjoy a natural setting," he said. it might object to its gaudy appearance, and "It's definitely intended to be a preserve." may even become sickened by it. As a. "passive" park, visitors would No, it isn't the latest rollercoaster ride at enjoy an environment unencumbered by Sun Splash Family Waterpark. It's the ballfields and concessions. Cape Coral's bloated, burgeoning pile of refrigerators, Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve, rolled-up carpet and appliances that cur- although larger than Pond Apple, is one rently dominates the landscape at Pond example of a passive park in Lee County. Apple Park. Walsh expressed concern during Located adjacent to the Sanibel Captiva Tuesday's public hearing at MacKenzie Islands Chamber of Commerce at Bailey Hall that the grounds at Pond Apple were Road and Periwinkle Way, the small tract is being "torn up" by waste haulers. Zimomra largely hidden from ihe view of motorists assured him that the park would be restored by vegetation that was spared the wrath of once all the refuse is shipped out. Hurricane Charley. Temporarily at least, it has become the designated dumping "It will have to be," she said. Photo by Kevin Duffy ground for man-made waste eventually Walsh said he was concerned about how bound for the county landfill. City workers The "box car pile-up" winds its way through the woods near Causewy Rd. waiting to the park might appear after the city's began collecting the debris last week after get to the end of the line off-island. recovery efforts are complete, but was initially concentrating on vegetative waste. sympathetic. "Our first priority is to get it off the Voters approved the issuance of long- "I'd much rather see it somewhere else, "I look at this as a highly unsuspected, streets," City Manager Judie Zimomra term debt for the city in November 2001 to but we've got a very difficult situation and emergency situation," he said. "Very tem- said. purchase the park for passive use. not a lot of spaces to use," said Councilman porary." City's M.I.S. and Hurricane Charley Council sets millage By Jenny Burnham Staff Writer for $40M budget At two a.m. on Friday, August 13, Bert Smith,of the City By Kevin Duffy of Sanibel Management Information Systems Department, Staff Writer finished powering down the city's computer equipment and wrapping it in plastic in preparation for Hurricane Charley. The average Sanibel resident will pay about $400 more Not long after, Lt. Scott Ashby of the Sanibel Police in taxes to the city in the coming fiscal year following City Department turned off the City Hall generator, and "we Council's action to set the final budget and millage rate for were all pretty much at the Holiday Inn by 3:30 a.m.," said 2004-'05. Smith. Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve the city budget of The next day, Smith, along with members of the Police $39,687,089, and also green-lighted the proposed millage and Public Works Departments, arrived by boat at Tarpon rate of 2.5000, which means the average taxpayer will pay Bay and "trekked through the fallen trees" to get to City $2.50 in city taxes for every $1,000 of taxable property Hall. There, the group first raised the U.S. flag, and then got value. down to the business of examining the building for damage The millage rate is expected to generate $10,561,155 in and water intrusion before turning on the generator and taxable revenue for the city. The 2003 millage rate of 1.7291 powering up the communications and network equipment. generated $6,916,734. Photo by Bert Smith Smith and Mike Claney form the Management Finance Director Renee Lynch told council that, due to Information Systems team at City Hall, maintaining the Sergeant Mike Cooper of the Sanibel P.O. and Tony damage wrought by Hurricane Charley and costs associat- municipal government management software, a product Balog of the Dept. of Public Works raise the American ed with the replacement of the Causeway Bridge and the called HTE from SunGard, on the midframe AS-400 that flag at City Hal! on Saturday, August 14, 2004, the day city's legal challenge, unforeseen expenses could arise over runs the core city applications;, including finance and build- after Hurricane Charley hit the island. the course of the fiscal year. ing permitting. www.mysanibel.com, which has been the city's primary City Manager Judie Zimomra said it was important to In addition, the two between them handle everything means of distributing information to the public about the shift certain projects into the reserve fund so that more technical for the city, such as the digital audio recording sys- island during and after the state of emergency caused by the money could be applied toward hurricane recovery. The tem in MacKenzie Hall, the city's phone system, cell storm. Federal Emergency Management Agency typically picks- phones, beepers, and even the copiers, "which are all digital In August, mysanibel.com received 295,644 hits. The up 75 percent of a municipality's tab toward recovery these days, they're on the network," according to Smith. efforts, Zimomra said, with the state oftentimes splitting the The M.I.S. Department also maintains the city's website, See SANIBEL M.I.S. page 6 cost of the remaining 25 percent with the city. "This year we are certain that there are expenses out there that we've yet to identify," she said. The average Sanibel homeowner - whose home has a INDEX taxable value of $518,276 - will pay $1,445,64 in taxes to c-6 Burf Saunders "Off Island show the city. In 2OO3-'O4, the average home was valued at visits $494,585, and the average city tax bill came to $1,046.60. Councilman Jim. Jennings said that, while he is normal- ly against raising taxes, extraordinary circumstances pre- Sanibel City Council vailed this time around. Our state senator comes The Alliance for the Arts "Because of the hurricanes and the causeway, we have to to Sanibei to survey reviews build-back issues ooens a new exhibit. after hurricane damage. make some difficult choices," he said. hurricane damage. Among those choices was approving' the inclusion of $225,000 to the iegai department - set in July - to cover costs associated with defending the city's lawsuit against -See page 22 — See page 2 • See page 3 See MILLAGE page 6 2 • Week of Sept. 23 - 29, 2004 • ISLAND REPORTER Bag Day once again! Saunders visits island to 1 i see damage from Charley rrTTTT-TT^i^TV ',-. • s > By Kevin Duffy Cities such as Sanibel may also be pro- Staff Writer vided relief from lost revenue due to hur- ricane events, Saunders continued. The One of Southwest Florida's most rec- measure will be discussed during a spe- ognized public officials paid a visit to cial legislative session scheduled for early Sanibel this week and pledged his support December. Also on tap will be the impact in Tallahassee toward the island's recov- of hurricanes on school districts through- ery efforts. out the state, with economic stimulus Sen. Burt Saunders (R-Naples) toured packages to be considered for especially the island and got to see the more devas- hard-hit areas. tated areas first-hand before addressing Councilman Steve Brown asked City Council during its morning session Saunders whether he could assist the city Tuesday. A fly-over which he took shortly in its battle vs. Lee County over replace- after Charley swept past Sanibel and cut a ment of the Sanibel Bridge. The city filed channel in northern Captiva failed to suit to block the construction of a new reveal the extent of the damage, he said. bridge in January, and the county recently "I was surprised at the damage to struc- increased tolls to cross the bridge, claim- tures, and was somewhat surprised at the ing it is necessary in order to generate cost to clean-up the vegetation," Saunders enough revenue to cover the bonds to said. finance the work. Cities such as Sanibel cannot expect to "There should be other ways to fund raise taxes in order to cope with disaster this other than the bond issue," Brown relief, he said. An increase to the 75 per- said. "There's more to economic recovery cent which the Federal Emergency than money coming in." Management Agency picks-up in recov- Saunders said that "other financing" ery costs is currently being negotiated, he represents a tough issue, but said he said. would be willing to discuss the matter "I will make sure that Sanibel is con- with the Lee's county commissioners. •sawit:. sidered as that issue is being debated," "When there are evacuations of state Saunders said.
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