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Week of August 12-18, 2004 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA, FLORIDA VOLUME 31, NUMBER 33 20 PAGES 75 CENTS Council defers vote on bridge lawsuit Causeway tolls By Kevin Duffy "Our chances of winning and keeping a drawbridge, I Staff Writer don't think we're going to do it" he said. "We need to act and act quickly." to jump higher In a special meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 10, the Sanibel In a separate motion, CounciJ voted 4-1 against send- City Council delayed a vote on whether or not (o drop ing a letter to the U. S. Coast Guard requesting that an Sanibel's lawsuit against Lee County to prevent replace- Environmental Impact Statement be conducted before a By David Fischer ment of the Sanibel Bridge, citing a lack of time to review permit to replace the bridge be issued. This would be Breeze Corp Staff Writer ^documents and inform residents. intended to reveal the full impact of replacing the draw- The Lee Board of County Commissioners unanimously .** — decided to raise the cash toll at a public hearing held Tuesday evening, August 10. The tolls will rise from $3 to $6 and the pre-pay toll from. 50 cents to $3 to fund the three bridges that will comprise the new causeway. Sanibel officials and residents have consid- ered dropping the lawsuits against the county concerning the causeway, but commissioners and county staff were not sure that dropping the suits would have any impact on the toll increases. "If there is an opportunity to iower the tolls, we're going to do it." Commissioner Bob Janes said. "Ttn not sure set- tling the lawsuit has much to do with it." David Owen of the Lee County Attorney's Office said the count}' was scheduled to close on a bond to fund the cause- \\ ay in January. The bond had to be withdrawn from the mar- ket after lawsuit*, were ilicd against the coumy by the City of Sanibel nnd by Save Our Bay. Amy I)a\ ies of the Lee Coumy Department of Transportation said the lawsuits, increased interest rates, increased coverage requirements and increased construction costs are all factors contributing lo the increase in tolls. She said the increase will allow the county to meet debt service coverage and enhance the bond rating. Davies told the commissioners that the required toll I'hoio iry i'<:!>i Jilockmnre would have increased some regardless of the lawsuits, but MacKenzie Half was filled on Tuesday, Aug. 10 for a special meeting of the City Council called to consider drop- the proposed increase would have been only $4 cash and $2 ping the City's lawsuit against Lee County. Councilman Dick Walsh attended the meeting by telephone. pre-pay. Tolls Council's action came just as a public hearing of the bridge with a fixed-span bridge on various forms of page 3 Lee County Commission to discuss possible toll increas- wildlife classified as threatened. Councilwoman Judy es to cash and transponder customers on the Sanibel Workman voted to send the letter. Bridge was preparing to get underway in downtown Fort "We need to re-state our concerns," she said. Myers. Residents packed the council chambers of City Hall to At that meeting, the county commissioners voted speak, with opinions on whether or not to proceed with unanimously to increase the tolls for both cash and the litigation seemingly spiit. Many spoke in favor of the Goss nominated transponder customers. lawsuit, and many others, including a large contingent The council voted 4-1 to table the matter "until a date from the Sanibel and Captiva Islands Chamber of uncertain," which will fall sometime during the week of Commerce, urged it be dropped. to head CIA September 12. Councilman Jim Jennings was the lone dissenting vote. SOP MEETING By Renny Severance page 2 Executive Editor On Sanibel, the naming of the island's favorite son lo Back to school lead the CIA was met with enthusiasm Tuesday. By jenny Burnham Porter Goss. named by Staff Writer President George W. Bush to be she next director of "Today was the smoothest opening we've had in 18 the Central Intelligence years," said Maureen McMenemy, secretary to lhe Agency, faces confirmation Sanibel Schools principal, Barbara von Harten on by the U.S. Senate. Monday, Aug. 9. A former Army According to Ms. von Harten, the first day of school Intelligence, then CIA officer. "was just incredible: the students were on time, the Goss is well qualified accord- buses were on time, everyone was in class when the ing to those who know him and his background. See SCHOOL Bob Janes, who holds the page 2 seat on the Lee County Commission Goss held in the 1980s, said he is extremely pleased by Goss' nomination. tNOEX "It's just fantastic for Porter, for the country, Lee County, and Sanibel," Janes said. "They couldn't have picked a bet- • LrriTRS page 6 Babcock Ranch City gets Limited Soil removed ter one." • DATEUM: page 9 still available Open Permit Goss declined to run for re-election this year. Two years ago he was seriously considering retiring from Congress, but • Rr..\L&vi.-\rE page 10 The contaminated soil events in the Middle East, coupled with the overall threat of The window to acquire Sanibel gets a license to terrorism, kept him in Washington for one more term at the • TV LIS'IIKCS .-. page 13 the ranch for a nature deal with nuisance has been removed from preserve will stay open 'gators. Roadside Park on president's request. Now, at age 65, Goss is retiring from the • Omi'LAKirs page 13 for about 90 days. Periwinkle U.S. House of Representatives where he has chaired the House Intelligence Committee for the past eight years. He • POI IChBh.AI" page 16 also has sat on the House Rules Committee as well as the • Q.ASSIHKUS page 17 See GOSS — Sec page 5 — See page 3 See page 4 • LOOKING BACK page 19 page 3 2 • Week of August 12 - 18, 2004 • ISLAND REPORTER
protect the city from additional claims and damages that may result from the S.O.B. MEETING suit. Chamber Executive Director Steve Islanders' reactions Greenstein said that his organization, until From page 1 now, had not taken a public stance .on the issue. But the possibility of the county Councilman Steve Brown said he imposing a toll structure that would "crip- objected to having the documentation — ple" small businesses on the island dictat- to the toll increase including a third amendment to a class ed otherwise. action suit being brought against the coun- Dropping the lawsuit, Greenstein said, By Kevin Duffy Our Bay and a member of the Planning ty by a group of Sanibel residents calling would not mean that Sanibel had caved-in. Staff Writer Commission. "Where did all the surplus themselves Save Our Bay, Inc. — present- "We don't see it as a sign of weakness, toll money go over the years, elsewhere ed to the council for vote with insufficient we see it as a sign of hope "he said. "We The Lee Board of County in Lee County, that didn't benefit the time for review. He also strenuously are concerned, as a business community, Commissioner's unanimous decision residents of Sanibel?" objected to Mayor Marty Harrity calling of the issues that lie ahead." Tuesday to increase the tolls on the Gargano said that the tolls would for an "emergency" public meeting of Brown called the lawsuit a "polarizing" Sanibel Causeway did not sit well with have increased even if the city had council to do so. issue • between the business community residents of the island. dropped the lawsuit, due to the rising "It's obvious there is a game plan in and Sanibel residents. He challenged them Chamber President Ann Joffe said costs of the bonds and construction place that not all of us are privy to," Brown to justify making a quick decision. that her business, She Sells Sea Shells, materials. said. "None of you would vote on a business will be negatively impacted by the Workman agreed, saying she was con- plan brought to you 10 minutes before," he increased tolls, as will all businesses on cerned with the rush to take a vote before said. the island. Joffe, who has 20-23 employ- "We got stabbed twice the public had a chance to review the doc- Long-time resident Francis Bailey ees, reimburses them for their tolls. uments. urged the council to work with the county The pricing of her goods, Joffe said, in the back/' "What is the sense of urgency?" she to resolve the issue. is also affected due to the rising costs of — Jerry Muench asked. "For the good of the island we've got to freight coming over the bridge. former mayor Brown also questioned why Vice Chair stop this lawsuit," he said. "I've been successful because I've Dick Walsh, who was out-of-town, had to Resident Claudia Burns compared the been able to keep my prices fair," she be reached by phone in order to cast a county to a bully, and asked the council said. "To be forced to raise my prices Janes agreed, saying that the toll vote, maintaining that no sense of urgency not to drop the lawsuit. Another resident, over something over which I have no increase is a mere reflection of the costs to vote existed. Walsh listened tothe entire Barbara Anderson, said that the fixed-span control, that isn't fair." of the project. meeting and cast his votes via conference bridge which the county is.proposing to County Commissioner Bob Janes, a "The tolls are not a tax," he said. call. build will bring more traffic congestion to Harrity defended his actions to Brown former Sanibel mayor, said that further Joffe said that council's refusal to dis- the island. delays would likely result in additional miss the lawsuit played a major factor in and the public by pointing a finger at "I can't believe we would back down so Marie Gargano, a Sanibel resident and increases for the project due to rising the county's decision. quickly," she said, interest rates and material costs. "We hoped our council would drop member of the Planning Commission who Steve Alexander, who attended the has championed the Save Our Bay suit. "Further discussion is not going to the suit," she said of the island's busi- meeting with his two small children, chas- affect the issue," he said. ness community. "They let us down." "Short notice? Perhaps," he said. "But tised the council for openly bickering Janes said -that City Council's unwill- Councilwoman Judy Workman said there is a last-ditch effort on the part of among themselves and setting a poor ingness to drop the city's suit played a she could understand why residents some people to.hold up this city. If anyone example for their community. He also said should be held responsible it's Marie role in the decision, but not a major one. would feel that way. challenging the county in court would "The Coast Guard is going to give 'us "People are.entitled to feel any way Gargano and S.O.B. likely be fruitless. "This is absolutely pathetic." the permits anyway, so the issue of set- they want, but they don't have some of "They own that bridge, and in all likeli- tling the lawsuit is moot," he said. the information that we have," she said. Gargano said afterward that the amend- hood they will win," he said. ed suit was merely a response to Circuit The citizen's suit, brought forward by .Jerry Muench, a Sanibel mayor from Resident Paul Emilius directed his Save Our Bay, Inc., factored into deci- 1980-92, said that businesses and resi- Court Judge R. Thomas Corbin's request comments to Harrity. to narrow its focus. sion even less, Janes said. dents of Sanibel took a double hit on "This is cramming a resolution down "That isn't a major point," he said. Tuesday when council opted not to drop "It's not a reasonable toll," she said. our throats," he said. "Don't do this to us, Workman said that the council needs "It is penalizing the island, especially the suit and the county raised the tolls. Marty, give us the time to look at this the businesses and the service industry," "We got stabbed twice in the back," time to analyze the proposed resolution to stuff." make sure that language is included to said Marie Gargano, organizer of Save he said. You
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While she maintained By Kevin Duffy will happen. that such a remedy could be employed Staff Writer "And smaller 'gators are much less of a Seasonal residents and tourists are not without spending money, stopping traffic threat to people and pets," he said. the sole cause of traffic problems on to motorists, especially emergency vehi- Large alligators should become less and City Council decided on Aug. 3 to revise Sanibel, the Planning Commission con- cles, was not desirable to the commis- less plentiful in residential and commercial its policy toward nuisance alligators to cluded Tuesday while discussing the sioners. areas of Sanibel as a result of the city's bring it more in-line with state guidelines. transportation element of the Evaluation "I don't see the practicality of stop- decision to secure a "limited" open harvest Now, any alligator four feet in length or and Appraisal Report for the Sanibel ping traffic," Samler said. permit through the state, a city official said. larger that is found on non-conservation Plan. •'.'.. Another resident, Bill Carr, said that The goal in securing the permit is to land will be killed, with alligators up to four In order to alleviate traffic congestion "a fair percentage" of gridlock is the reduce the size of alligators in the wild, feet in length relocated to conservation on Causeway Boulevard, Periwinkle Way result of small trucks coming over the Sanibel Chief of Police William Tomlinson areas of Sanibel. Previously, nuisance alli- and other heavily-used island roadways, causeway carrying contractor's equip- said. gators on Sanibel had to be at least eight "We anticipate there is the potential for feet in length to be killed, with those the commission determined that resi- ment. 1 dents need to re-assess their travel habits "Different or better scheduling might more alligators in the residential ponds, but between four and eight feet in length being on the island and perhaps give thought to alleviate congestion," he said. they'll be smaller because the larger ones relocated. hiring on-island businesses for such ser- Rob Jess, refuge manager for J.N. won't be around to eat the smaller ones," he "Ones that behave the way they're sup- vices as landscaping and pool mainte- "Ding" Darling National Wildlife said. posed to — the ones that run away from nance. Refuge, said that the facility is moving The city reached an agreement with the man — they're going to be killed also," said Vice Chairman Jack Samler said that more and more toward the use of trams state on Aug. 10 to allow for licensed alli- Kristie Seaman Anders, education director tourists aren't necessarily the root of the for visitors. The refuge is a destination gator handlers to begin "harvesting" alliga- of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation problem. for 850,000 visitors per year and 365 tors four feet in length or greater in non- Foundation. , "It's us and the people that service cars a day during peak season. conservation areas. On Sanibel, that "An alligator that's never been fed and us,"' he said. "There isn't a big difference "We recognize that we are a part of amounts to the 33 percent of the land area. behaves the way it's supposed to, that alli- in traffic counts between September and the problem," he said. City Manager Judie Zimomra said those gator is still going to be hunted and killed," March." Commissioner Mike Valliquette said .activities will begin next week. she said. "All alligators over four feet, Commissioner Ellis Robinson agreed, that lanes for mopeds on the major roads Sixty-seven percent of Sanibel is desig- regardless of their behavior." adding that the city should "identify and on Sanibel should also be a consideration nated as conservation land. Council's action comes as a result of the promote" the use of on-island businesses from a safety standpoint. Gary Morse, spokesman for the Florida death of 54-year-old Sanibel resident Janie by residents as a means of reducing the Robinson suggested entering into an Fish and Wildlife Conservation Melsek, who was attacked by a nearly 12- amount of traffic coming over the cause- agreement with the county to begin an Commission, said that Tomlinson's point way every day. interlocal tram system to feed visitors to was a possibility, but stressed there are too PERMIT "We need to use the services we have the island and move them around. A cen- many variables in nature to predict what page 8 here." she said. trally-located "park and Tide" facility, Robinson also said that more "pedes- she continued, is something else that the trian pathways" connecting one subdivi- city should consider. sion to another should be created, with "It would encourage car pooling," residents encouraged to use them as an Robinson said. TOLLS alternative to clogging the roadways. Robinson also suggested including the "In this community, bicycling is a commission's desire to promote two From page 1 means of transportation and not just lanes of traffic off-island, but Valliquette recreation," she said. * said it would be unnecessary. Mayor Marty Harrity said the city has "We have to replaces that causeway," The commission dismissed a sugges- "The opportunity has been lost," he been close to dropping the lawsuit against Judah said. "I would love to keep working tion from Claudia Burns, a resident of said. "It's a moot point." the county, but said there must be some with the city. It could lead to a reduction in Sanibel, to institute alternate one-way economy in dropping the suit. tolls in the future. But if we don't go for- Steve Greenstein of the Sanibel and ward, it's only going to, cause more prob- Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce said lems." the chamber is concerned about the econom- Commissioner John Albion said the House candidates on Goss' nomination ic impact the toll increase win"have on local county has known about the need for a new businesses. He said he hopes an agreement causeway since 1997 and began working on By David Fischer According to the U.S. Constitution, can be reached that will be palatable to plans to move forward since 2000. Albion Breeze Corp. Staff Writer when a vacancy occurs in the House everyone. said repeated delays by the city have made from any state, the governor of that state Commissioner Ray Judah said he hopes the causeway much more, expensive to build. The candidates running for Goss' seat must order an election to fill the vacan- the county can continue to work with repre- Albion added that he would like to look at are Republicans Andy Coy, Carole cy. Only for the U.S. Senate can a gov- sentatives from Sanibel, but wants to move "variable pricing" programs in the future Green, Connie Mack IV and Frank ernor appoint a temporary replacement forward with the toll increase. where tolls would be less at off-peak times. Schwcrin and Democrat Robert Neeld. until the state legislature has a chance to Most agree that the president made a vote on a permanent replacement. good choice in Goss. A representative from Gov. Jeb Mack said Goss possesses practical Bush's office said the governor is wait- knowledge of both the CIA and the ing to learn when Goss will actually be political issues__surfounding. national leaving his seat but feels it would__be_ Goss security. most appropriate for the voters to choose "In these dangerous and uncertain their next representative. From page 1 times, America will be well served by Green said its unlikely the seat will having a proven, trusted and experi- remain vacant for veryTong, even with- House Select Committee for Homeland important part of the ambiance on Sanibel. enced leader like Porter Goss to lead the out a temporary replacement. She said Security. In 1983 Goss won a seat on the Lee CIA," Mack said. "Few Americans have the Senate is in recess and probably Born in Connecticut and a graduate of County Commission. Then, in 1988, he ran served our nation with the honor and won't begin the confirmation process Yale, Goss' political career started in Lee for Congress as a Republican and was elect' distinction that Porter Goss has brought until it reconvenes in September. By the County on Sanibel where he was instrumen- ed to the seat he has held ever since. to the United States Congress." time Goss would be confirmed, tal in the island becoming an incorporated Grace Whitehead still lives on the island Coy said Goss would be a perfect fit Congress will be approaching the holi- city. remembers the time before the newspaper for the position. He added that he hopes day season, at which time very little is As part of that process, he helped his was started. Goss had come to visit and recu- the confirmation process goes smoothly. done. friend and former CIA colleague Don perate from an illness, following his work at "It's my hope that this won't become Neeld said there is no rush to fill the Whitehead when he founded the weekly the CIA. partisan," Coy said. "With the war on position by either appointment or spe- newspaper, The Island Reporter, putting out "He fell in love with the place," said terror, we need to fill this position right cial election. the first issue Nov. 16, 1973. Goss attended Whitehead, "and he had to stay." away. It can't be bogged down by parti- "The seat is one of 435," Neeld said. county commission meetings and reported Their first undertaking together was a san rancor. It's bad for us and good for "The people of District 14 are well qual- back to the paper, now a sister publication of boat rental business. the terrorists." ified to make the choice." the Cape Coral Daily Breeze. In part, it was "They didn't know anything about the If Goss is confirmed by the Senate While four of the candidates the knowledge and understanding Goss business," said Whitehead. "The only thing before his term is up, Coy said he hopes expressed their congratulations to Goss gained from these meetings that prompted they knew was that the pointy end went for- Florida's governor will appoint whoever on his nomination, Schwerin said he the move to incorporation. ward." wins the November election to the seat didn't want to get involved. The following year, Sanibel became a Whitehead thinks the world of Porter immediately after the race is decided, "This is a very important and sensi- city and Goss was selected the first mayor by Goss and describes him as "a great guy, very instead of waiting until January when tive nomination." Schwerin said. "I his fellow council members. His wife Mariel articulate and works well with people." She the new representative would normally don't think local politicians should be was active in raising the money and creating says he will do well for himself and the be sworn in. immersing themselves in that." the first bike path which has become such an country.
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CORRECTION Eight alligators, ranging in size from five feet eight inches in length to 12 feet, were removed from non-conservation areas of Sanibel and destroyed as part of 28 nuisance calls the city received immediately following the death of Janie Melsek. An Shlriene article in the Aug. 5 edition of the Island Reporter said they were relocated. The Island Reporter regrets the error. 4 p.m. Monday Subscriptions ->*,; •>; Renny ;^| Kevin Marguerite-.' •=- Severance V > Duffy Burns Hobdays: , Executive . - "„' Staff Writer (Schedule Dine Docksidc and linjny Mouthwatering ,._ Real Estate changes) ; Editor <>•.;/.. ':'.?• Acot. Exec. -•.. Delights From the Sea Member • Florida Press Association It Doesn't Get Any tnrsher! Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce Affiliate member • Board of Realtors I f FPA award-winning newspaper Joy r Postal Information Simpkins 011 Gramma Dofs 1l_1 Periodical-rate ppostagg e ppaid at Sanibel Manager Jenny Amy Burnham Post Office, FL Winnor ol' 14 Taste ol' I ho Fleming Postmaster: Seaside Saloon Staff Writer Staff Writer Serving Send address changes to the Islands "Awards" Island Reporter P.O.Box 809 Lunch I I :.5O AM Our la lost win tor Sanibel, FL 33957 Subscriptions Dinner '>:()() P\1 "THEPEOPLES CHOICE Mail delivery for 1 year — liiki' mil Av.iilcihle AWARD" Located at... Florida taxes included: 4 V( >,?/•> in o row S.inibt'l Marina Lee County, $25 • U.S. or split, $31 t N. Yat hisman i 'onIV Svv Whv! banibi'l, FL -.-.-.-.472-&138,-- ISLAND REPORTER • Week of August 12 - 18, 2004 • 5 Babcock Ranch, 90 days and counting
By Jenny Burnham tions from the elderly, from people who of people mention their children, and their Staff Writer will be future retirees in Florida, people hope it will be preserved for the future." who are still living up north but envision To make a donation by mail: Only 90 days remain in the period des- living here in a few years." ignated by the Babcock family, owners of Make out a check to the "Southwest The Foundation has received donations Florida Community Foundation" with a the 91,000 acre Crescent B Ranch, for the from "Indiana, from different places up public to demonstrate support for the pur- note on the memo line stating "Babcock north, basically from part-time residents Preservation Partnership Fund." Mail your chase and preservation of the Ranch as a that spend their time up north and down critical element in "the largest environ- check to the SWFCF offices at 8260 here. We've had donations from Boca College Parkway, Suite 101, Fort Myers, mental restoration in history," the Raton, Bokeelia, Boca Grande, Alva, Everglades Restoration project. FL 33919. The Community Foundation LaBelle. We have people who have donat- also accepts credit cards, including Visa, A residential development plan has ed and we have had offers of time, from already been drafted for portions of the MasterCard, American Express, and fund-raising consultants who offer their Discover. Ranch. expertise," said Acosta. The Babcock family has maintained the According tb Acosta, "We've also had To make a donation online: Ranch in a virtually pristine condition ••^^•••••••1 responses from tourists who visited Go to the website for the Southwest since the establishment of Babcock, Babcock, and say, 'here's my donation Florida Community Foundation at Florida, Inc., in 1918. The extraordinary because I want my grandchildren to have www.floridacommunity.com and use the effort the family has made to manage the the opportunity to visit in the future.' A lot Click and Pledge button. Ranch has resulted in it being "one of the Photo courtesy of South Florida W most ecologically important areas in our Management District For more information, visit www, region," according to the Southwest babcockwilderness.com. Florida Regional Planning Council. group of interested parties, including state, Visit the ranch regional, and federal entities, plus private Babcock Ranch is located at 8000 The Ranch, which sprawls over You can see for yourself the natural State Road 31 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Charlotte and Lee counties with an organizations and concerned citizens, a beauty of the Babcock Ranch, as the six-month period for the public to demon- To reach the Ranch from Sanibel, take acreage six times the size of the island of Babcock family has opened their proper- 1-75 to exit 143, and go east on Route 78 Manhattan, encompasses habitats such as strate support for the acquisition project. ty to visitors for decades through Three months of that period have now to State Road 31. The Ranch entrance is oak hammock, pine woods, pastures, wet- Babcock Ranch Wilderness Adventures. nine miles to the north, on the right. lands, and the 10,000 acre Telegraph passed. The Wilderness Adventures operation The purchase price for the Ranch has Cypress Swamp, and provides a number of offers professional guided tours of the You may call, write, or email public unspoiled habitats for rare, endangered, not yet been established, but, according to pinewoods, fresh water marsh, and sec- the Acquisition Coalition, government officials to express your opinion on the and declining plant and animal species. tions of the Telegraph Cypress Swamp, acquisition effort. Go to Among the animals that make their funds will likely cover only the appraised and provides opportunities for visitors to value of the land, not the asking price. www.swfrpc.org/ Babcock/contacts for a home at the Babcock Ranch are the see panthers, bison, Florida cracker cattle, contact list for public officials. Florida panther, the Woodstork, and the Private contributions will be needed to birds, deer, and alligator close-up. Red-cockaded Woodpecker, all of which make up the difference between the two, if In addition to guided tours, the Ranch the Ranch purchase is to take place. To learn more about the Babcock are designated as "Federally Endangered" offers education programs covering nat- Ranch acquisition and preservation species, according to a prospectus on the The Coalition recently established a ural history, Florida history, and the histo- not-for-profit organization, the Babcock effort, visit www.babcockranch.org, or public purchase of the Ranch. Florida ry of the Babcock Ranch. You can even go to the web site for the Southwest Travel Magazine notes that the Babcocks Preservation Partnership, Inc., to handle stay on the Ranch itself in Cypress fund-raising for the acquisition effort. The Florida Regional Planning Council, have won many environmental awards as a Lodge, to enjoy the swamp buggy tours, www.swfrpc.org. Or you may call Liz result of their efforts in preservation. Southwest Florida Community fishing, and a visit to the Ranch Museum, Foundation is acting as a "bank" for the Donley of the Southwest Florida In addition to being an important natur- which is housed in a movie set used for Regional Planning Council/Charlotte al resource, the Ranch is a critical parcel Preservation Partnership, receiving and the Sean Connery film, "Just Cause." accounting for all monies dedicated to the Harbor National Estuary Program at for the success of the Everglades Groups are welcome. Reservations are (239) 995-1777, ext. 234. Restoration project, as it is the largest sin- Ranch acquisition, according to the required for all visits to the Ranch. Call 1- gle parcel in the one million acres through- Coalition. 800-500-5583. out Southern Florida that have been identi- During the next 90 days, emphasizes fied as vital for the project. According to Bob Janes, the Babcock family seeks a the public purchase prospectus, "The demonstration of support for the sale of Babcock Ranch is virtually unique in that the Ranch to the public. it has kept its flora and fauna values, and remains the single largest natural water Funding to-date storage tract in private ownership." As of August 10, 2004, the Southwest The public purchase of the Ranch Florida Community Foundation had would also be a key piece in a 65 mile cor- recorded a total of $73,293 in contribu- ridor from Lake Okeechobee to Charlotte tions from 477 contributors. Donations PUBLIC NOTICE Harbor, on the Gulf of Mexico, that would have come from environmental and con- allow large animals and "large home range servation organizations, including local species" to establish populations and chapters of the Sierra, Club and Audubon thrive in Southern Florida. Society, from businesses, and from private The Sanibel City Council The Ranch has been maintained accord- individuals in Florida and across the coun- ing to the vision of the family patriarch, try. will convene the regularly Fred Babcock. His death in 1997 created Donations have been large—Lee County tax issues for his heirs, resulting in a divi- Commissioner Bob Janes donated $10,000 sion of interests among the owners of to the project from his re-election cam- scheduled meeting on Babcock, Florida, Inc., according to the paign funds—and small. purchase prospectus. Elizabeth Acosta, Communications Tuesday, August 17, 2004 The Babcocks reluctantly considered Specialist for the Community Foundation, developing the Ranch, said Lee County said the organization receives letters at 9:00 a. m. Commissioner Bob Janes, because the accompanying many contributions. family "had doubts as to whether the com- "I love reading the notes," said Acosta, at MacKenzie Hall munity would rise to the occasion." "they're so inspirational. They're just won- Said Janes, "they didn't think we could derful, especially the people on fixed raise the money to buy the Ranch, so they incomes, who say, here's my five dollar 800.Dunlop Road made plans to develop the land." donation or ten dollar donation." What the family wishes to see, accord- Said Acosta, "it's a very emotionally Public is welcome. ing to Janes, "is the extent of a sincere charged project. Tim morning we got a effort for public acquisition." Accordingly, beautiful letter from a disabled, discharged veteran, telling us he's on a very small the family agreed to allow the Babcock Complete agendas are available at the City Web site: Ranch Acquisition Coalition, an ad-hoc pension and veteran disability, but here's my small amount. 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the risk will be substantially reduced, but at what cost? ALL animals, not just the non-aggressive species. This action will give a false sense of security to the Wildlife management is the only solution for the people who are the creators of the "problem" in the long term BUT for now, we need to come up with a bet- LETTERS first place. An alligator is potentially dangerous only if ter solution than opening season to allow every scared someone puts themselves in close proximity to one, i.e. resident and tourist to point and say, "That animal is a anywhere in or around fresh water. This is the fact that threat".. I have been writing feverishly to every organi- Where did the money go? will not change. Alligators are mobile creatures: they zation worldwide to try and get this problem out in the Lee County's Official Statement dated 12/17/2003 have the potential of relocating themselves. It must be open. I have written to the press, the Sanibel City proposes to apply $15 million retained from surplus understood that fresh water environments, not only on Council, the state senate, Governor Bush's office, Sanibel Causeway tolls to the financing of its planned Sanibel, but in the whole south east United States are Washington DC, National Geographic, Animal Planet, high span replacement project. potentially dangerous, period. It is unrealistic to think and even Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo. There has to be But over the fifteen years, 1989-2003, Lee County otherwise, this fact must be understood and accepted. a way to move these alligators to The Everglades or retained $54 million or 79 percent of a total $68 mil- By developing subdivisions, picturesque ponds are some other preserve. I understand that perhaps a few lion of such surplus tolls. If we subtract $15 million created by the digging and dredging for fill to build of the very large alligators may need to be humanely from $54 million we discover that $39 million at a min- foundation elevation. Gentle sloping lawns are careful- euthanized but the others deserve to live out their lives. imum should be added to the $15 million which Lee ly planned right to the waters edge. Natural vegetation These are not animals that normally pursue and attack County is offering. is removed to allow for open sunlit areas. All of this is humans. They were on Sanibel FIRST...now their To date, Lee County has resisted providing informa- irresistible to alligators. We have created the perfect homes have been developed so they are trying to adapt tion that would permit an analysis of the appropriate- alligator habitat. Of course they will be there, we all too. My heart goes out to those people injured and/or ness of the uses of the $54 million. but invited them; by feeding them, senseless people killed BUT if the wildlife had been properly managed In 1977, Lee County was challenged in court by compounded the situation. to begin with, there wouldn't be a problem. Sanibel citizens. They challenged the County's plans We must look at the alligator situation in the same Man has a history of killing whatever stands in the for spending the proceeds of a proposed revenue bond light as this: would we allow our children to play in the way. Have we not evolved past that? Isn't there a bet- issue. The County planned numerous projects (to be middle of a street? Of course not, a car may come along ter way of managing the lives of these alligators? I supported solely by Causeway tolls). The courts found and harm them. We must realize and accept the fact that believe in my heart that there has to be. We have to do the County's use of the toll monies to be illegal since anywhere in the in the southeast United States, not only something more humane than slaughtering the masses. only one of six planned projects were considered on Sanibel, being near fresh water is potentially dan- Someone has to speak for the animals...and I am "approaches" to the Causeway. For example, Causeway gerous. BUT, there are logical, straightforward, simple stepping forward this time! toll payers were being asked to finance the synchro- suggestions to substantially reduce the risk of a bad nization of US 41 traffic signals. The Supreme Court of encounter with an alligator. — Jerri (Voss) Howard Florida found in favor of the intervening citizens by former Sanibel resident reversing the local circuit court's decision in the matter. • Do not go near fresh water. There will always be and concerned This history legitimizes efforts to authenticate the uses possible danger there no matter what we do. If you Lee County citizen by Lee County of the aforementioned $54 million. do have to get within 15 feet of the water of the Assume the annual surplus tolls adding to $54 mil- water's edge, be constantly vigilant. Do not let pets lion had been invested when received at the end of each anywhere near fresh water, period. of the fifteen years, 1989-2003. And let us use the • Do not condition the natural fear of humans out of To the editor: . interest rates equal to the yearly average then prevail- alligators by feeding them. A fed alligator, is a dan- Please consider the fact that raising this toll to this ing prime rates (rates charged by commercial banks to gerous animal, period. amount will drastically effect the citizens who can least their best corporate customers). How much money • If you know of an alligator that is showing signs of afford it. Lee County have not even bid the bridges out would be available at year-end 2003? The answer is having been fed by people, i.e. actually approaching totally yet and there may still be solutions yet to low- that $99 million would have accumulated by the end of people, not moving way when people approach it, or ering the construction cost. 2003. This is enough to replace spans B and C and if you see someone feeding alligators, call the For example there is a window of opportunity to rehabilitate Span A, with no bond issue needed. Sanibel Police (239-472-3111) IMMEDIATELY! No appeal to our Governor and to the President to allow In conclusion, it is clear the Sanibel bridge toll pay- exceptions. If you do not call, you are putting your- Mexican cement imports to be used for this bridge as a ers are being asked to pay a doubling of the $3 toll to self, your family, and everyone else in danger. public service and for the public good. The laws of sup- $6. This is an unsupportable and an illegitimate • If you live next to fresh water, with the utmost cau- ply and demand dictate that raising the bridge toll this increase in tolls. tion, create a natural vegetation barrier along the drastically might effectively drop the trips so it makes — Marie Gargano waters edge to reduce access points to your lawn little sense and will get even more out of whack..The Sanibel where alligators may want to sun themselves. Keep same thing could be done on the steel perhaps with a the barrier substantial enough so that possible natur- bit of legwork by lobbying the US government. al prey ambush points do not exist. To me what should be done is to first explore ways To the editor: Of these realities are accepted, men tolerable coex- of getting the cost to build down which can be done I am having a very hard time accepting all of the res- with an earnest effort by knowledgeable construction olutions city council proposed to address the alligator istence with these inhabitants is possible. It is not only dangerously delusional to believe the situation will go experts who know how to value engineer a project and situation on Sanibel. While 1 desperately agree that any then by working with the Federal officials on a one alligator that displays aggressive or fed behaviors away with the reduction of the alligator population, but the unique essence of this island's "sanctuary" ethics time import dispensation. should be killed, I do not believe the real problem is Lee County may be killing the goose that laid the being identified. There will always be the potential risk and soul will be compromised. Sanibel chose to incor- porate itself in 1974 to preserve and conserve our golden egg and again hurting the citizens who can least of human/alligator encounters in certain situations, afford this if they go ahead without regard for the LEE This is what needs to be addressed. Regardless of how unique environment: our city's founders collectively decided to keep Sanibel a natural place. Our island's COUNTY residents who do not have the disposable "civilized" we try to convince ourselves we are, there income to afford this toll amount. are certain things we just cannot control. Reality is, we sanctuary status is a welcome revered lifestyle option for most of its human inhabitants. If our coextensive Additionally I run a non-profit totally free summer do not live in a bubble, this must be realized by all who league for young female basketball players on Sanibel choose to live here. way of life is unacceptable, perhaps one should recon- sider their choice of residence, not alter it to comply sanctioned by the NCAA and many of my players are There is no way to guarantee fresh water areas will minority female athletes. Many were having trouble be free of alligators. By culling the alligator population with an "idyllic" misconception. Many of us like things just the way they are, gators and all. paying the $3 toll and at $6 the league will now be put I believe there is a quiet majority here on Sanibel totally out of business as these young ladies will not be that wishes to coexist with our surroundings and all able to afford driving over the bridge to play in June that it entails. I chose to live in this environmentally and July anymore.Very sad actually to me and to my unique and diverse community as it was intended. With family who all worked hard to get this league going and Sanibel-Captiva common sense, and a realistic attitude, coexistence is to have it sanctioned by the NCAA. possible. Social responsibility dictates the County Pictorial History Commissioners explore other options. Saying so what — Charles Frese that the rich from Sanibel/Captiva can afford it will not Before the Causeway - revised edition Sanibel work anymore for those who can not afford this and never will be able to which really does make the islands now for the super elite. Our loi.il licrit.ii;i' h
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Re: Sanibel Causeway Bridges Replacement (Public ing traffic problems) will make hurricane evacuation more created structures throughout the Charlotte Harbor NEP Notice 21-04) difficult. A thorough examination of the impacts of study area beginning with: increased traffic on the hurricane safety and evacuation for 1) The Sanibel Causeway Dear United States Coast Guard: Sanibel and Captiva should be performed by traffic experts with an emphasis on the worst-case scenario, not the coun- Problems with the computer models referenced in the Please find this letter containing my expert opinions ty's best-case scenario. The EA assumes that the proposed EA: ...... related to Lee County's plan to replace Structure A of the project will "reduce Hurricane evacuation time." There is no A) All the models usq narrow data sets for calibration: Sanibel Causeway with a fixed span bridge. These opinions evaluation of how increased ease of access and increased one month in July of 1986 or one day in August 1988. These are based on a data gathering field visit to the site in March traffic may complicate an evacuation order on an island data sets do not include any extreme or unusual conditions 2004 along with previous experience with coastal projects in already beset with traffic problems or the elevation of the (e.g. storms, large freshwater releases, etc.). Therefore, the Lee County (the author has previously been contracted with existing causeway islands. The existing causeway islands model results give a very limited picture of the potential by the County as a coastal processes expert providing a link the bridge spans and due to their low elevations would impact of removing a causeway island. In fact, the technical opinion on the impact of coastal development on be a constraint in any hurricane evacuation that utilizes the University of Florida Study (2000) cited in the EA indicates water quality and sediment transport). In addition, the opin- low-lying causeway islands, which would likely become in its Conclusion and Recommendations: "To assess the ions contained in this statement result from a thorough flooded first in surges or tides associated with hurricanes or long-term impact of the Causeway on the ecological system, review of the relevant scientific literature and engineering tropical storms rendering evacuation route impassable. a comprehensive monitoring program could be developed to design documents. . These same causeway islands have environmental impacts obtain sufficient hydrodynamic, water quality, and ecologi- As Ihe author of these opinions, I am qualified to render to circulation in San Carlos Bay, as discussed below. The cal data... The integrated modeling system could then be such opinions as an Associate Professor of Coastal Geology conclusion in the EA is unsubstantiated and should be verified with the comprehensive field data and used to esti- and Oceanography at Western Carolina University having examined in more detail. mate the impact of the causeway on the ecological system." received a PhD in Geology at Duke University as a James B. Issues raised by the fact that the county did not consider In other words, this study is not capable of drawing any Duke Doctoral Fellow. I am a member of the Editorial removing one or all of the causeway islands to improve conclusions about the long-term impacts of the causeway on Boards of the Journal of Coastal Research and the journal water quality in the estuary. the ecology or water quality of the estuary. What is needed Environmental Geosciences. I have published extensively 4) Initial construction of the causeway in 1963 has is actual field data, not more computer models. In fact, this on computer modeling of coastal systems. I have more than altered circulation in San Carlos Bay by reducing freshwa- is a recommendation for an EIS evaluating the impact of the 75 peer-reviewed journal publications and peer reviewed ter outflow, altering tidal exchange, and changing circula- causeway islands on the estuary. I agree with this recom- abstracts from technical presentations. tion patterns, the EA inappropriately uses narrow, comput- mendation. The new bridge will be fixed span (rather than a draw- er model results to assert that removing the Causeway B) The EA misrepresents the results of the most recent bridge) and the span will have a wider horizontal and verti- Islands will have no "significant" impact on water circula- study (University, of Florida, 2000). The EA indicates that cal clearance for boats. These changes will increase the ease tion in the greater Charlotte Harbor estuary. Contrast this the study found that "flow and salinity patterns did not (and flow) of vehicle access to Sanibel Island and increase with the CCMP for the Charlotte Harbor Estuary (which appear to be significantly affected by the presence of the two the ease (and width) of boat access to San Carlos Bay. In Lee County participated in) which indicates that the number islands." The actual conclusion is written this way "The addition, the new bridge will accommodate moderately larg- one problem causing degradation of water quality and Sanibel Causeway did not appear to show noticeable impact er vessels. resources in the estuary is "hydrologic alterations." In fact, on the flow and salinity in the San Carlos Bay area during Issues raised by the increased ease of access for both this document (with Lee County's affirmation) advocates July 1986". Leaving wide,open the possibility (still unex- vehicles and larger boats: that all parties: amined) that the Causeway has had a significant, long-term Enhance and improve by the year 2020 to more natural 1) Increased ease of access will undoubtedly result in hydrologic conditions waterbodies affected by artificially See USCG LETTER increased boat traffic. Some of these vessels will be larger. page 8 These two facts combined will impact water quality in two ways: there will be an increase in sediment mobilization by marine craft and a concurrent increase in water column tur- bidity, in addition, there will be an increase in pollution from the vessels themselves. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified the following potential environmental impacts from boating and marinas: high toxicity in the water; increased pollutant concentrations in aquatic organ- isms and sediments; increased erosion rates; increased nutri- ents, leading to an increase in algae and a decrease in oxy- gen (cutrophication); and high levels of pathogens (EPA841-F-96-004I). These impacts will be amplified by the fact that the Sanibel Causeway islands currently reduce circulation and flushing of San Carlos Bay. The Greater Charlotte Harbor Watershed, (including this area traversed by the Sanibel Bridge and Causeway), was admitted to National Estuary Program in recognition of the importance and economic It's vacation time for the owners and the general manager, and that value of the estuary as a natural resource. The Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan leaves me (Bobby) the operations manager in charge, and I'm run- (CCMP) for the estuary, which Lee County participated in ning an unauthorized sale. My warehouses are packed full and; the drafting, notes that "cumulative impacts" are the greatest display floor is full and I have more Florida Style Furniture coming concern for degradation of water quality, loss of wildlife, in next week. I need more room, so the Hot Summer Sale has been and loss of economic value in the estuary. This bridge pro- extended and I added some more items that must be sold NOW. Re- posal will result in precisely the same type of increase in cumulative impacts that the CCMP sought to limit. These member FAST, FREE DELIVERY the next day in most cases. Don't impacts should be investigated before bridge construction wait the Hot Summer Sale ends when they return from vacation on proceeds. This issue is not addressed in the Environmental the 16th of August. Assessment (EA) dated June 2004. 2) Just as the bridge will allow easier access for marine craft, it will also allow increased access to Sanibel by motor vehicles. This will ultimately result in higher than average wn© visitation to the island impacting the exceptional natural beaches and local natural areas including Coastal Barrier Island Resource (COBRA) Segments, and the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. HOT MATTRESS Any bridge plan that will increase visitation to Sanibel should provide for an evaluation of that increase on the bar- SPECIALS rier island's natural resources. Numerous research studies TWIN FULL QUEEN KING GOOD! Reg:$349 Reg.$399 Reg.$499 Reg.$699 have correlated an increase in beach use with sand dune 5 Year Warranty 4 PIECE WICKER SLEEPER SOFAS BEAUTIFUL RATTAN degradation and reduced nesting by shore birds and sea tur- Bodyworks $289 $359 $399 $559 tles. BEDROOM SET FULL SIZE DINING SET BETTER Reg.$599 Reg.$799 tot »>4'l Reg. 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Installed! ident commuters, local traffic congestion at the 4 way stop between Periwinkle and the causeway's island endpoint and MONDAY - FRIDAY 9-6 SATURDAY 9-5 SUNDAY 11-5 increased traffic and parking problems in other areas on the island (leading to increased ground level air pollution and parking on native vegetation and rights-of-way). Any approval should be withheld until there is both a study of the alternatives and impacts (e.g., an "EIS") and a plan for mitigating the increased visitation. Any plan that carries forward must provide more pre-construction time for local managers (such as Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge and EASY TO FIND the City of Sanibel's planning and transportation depart- Famify Owned and Operated ments) to plan to address these impacts. Not doing so could result in dramatic impacts on island resources. 15631 SAN CARLOS BLVD FORT MYERS ^NWRNITURE This issue is inadequately addressed in the EA. The EA swap o assumes that Sanibel will eventually reach "build out" with 489-3311 i or without the proposed project, but the EA addresses none CO CONVENIENT LOCATION FROM SANIBEt & FT MYERS BEACH of impacts of increased ease of access for day use and the t increased demands on resources to meet these demands, a FREE DELIVERY glaring oversight. www.furniture-world.net 3) Increased-average visitation (along with correspond- 8 U Week of August 12- 18, 2004 • ISLAND REPORTER The revised alligator policy in practice By Anne W. Bellew fect hang-outs for these guys. Add on top of that, the water's Staff writer very high. That means that alligators may be in closer to shore, in the reeds and grasses... where the easy prey hides. Effective Tuesday, August 3, the City of Sanibel alligator "Yesterday, to my astonishment, I got one without a policy went in line with the State of Florida nuisance alliga- fight," French said. "He was up on the bank, I walked up to tor program. All aggressive alligators of any size will con- him, he raised his head and looked at me, I put a noose on tinue to be destroyed and only non-nuisance alligators under him, tightened it and had him. That's only the second time four feet will be relocated. However, the definition of "nui- that's ever happened to me." sance alligators" has been modified to include large alliga- French pulled 42 permits on Monday, but that doesn't tors in residential, commercial, high pedestrian traffic and mean he will trap 42... He covers Lee. about half of public locations with special consideration given to situa- Sarasota, and Charlotte counties — well over 100 square tions involving the close proximity of alligators and chil- miles. "I catch more than any other trapper in the state," dren. The state trapper will be asked to remove alligators French says. "But my area is a high density area — lots of over four feet in length with valid and confirmed complaints water, lots of 'gators." He has 364,000 miles on his old against them. Toyota truck and his gas bill runs $6,000-$ 10,000 per year. The City and Sanibel Police Department will continue to • Thursday morning, before coming to Sanibel, he'd already partner with the State to administer the City's permit that been all the way out to Lehigh on a call, but the cops had allows trained Sanibel officers to assess the threat of a given scared the 'gator and it had vanished by the time he got alligator and make a determination to leave it where it is, there. relocate it, or call the State to have it destroyed. In addition, .After retrieving.a 'gator from the water, French places a increased educational efforts to raise public awareness of the state tag in its tail indicating that it was legally caught, takes new policy will be implemented island-wide through the it home to a walk-in cooler (not freezer) to slow down its media, all-island mailings and the like. functions overnight (essentially what hibernating and/or Photo by Jenny Burnham On Thursday morning, August 5, professional trapper quiescent animals do during the winter) before taking it to Sgt. Mike Cooper and Officer Rick Griffin try to flush John French went to a section of the Sanibel River at Regal Alligator Processing in Naples. A 22-caliber bullet to out a gator from an area under the Village Shops on Beachview to capture an approximately eight-and-a-half- the base of the brain dispatches the animal instantly. Periwinkle Way. The gator, about three feet in length, foot alligator for which he had left bait on a line. A com- A hide brings $19/foot — about what they brought when fled when the officers approached it. plaint had been filed previously, alleging that the 'gator was he first got in the business 20 years ago. At present, trappers time. trying to get at a nearby resident's dog inside the home's "trade in" the meat in return for the hide, which they can Trapping is now his profession, how he makes a living — pool screen which faced the golf course. then sell. "And occasionally," French says, "I'll get a call just like many of our forefathers who trapped fur-bearing When French measured the creature after bringing it in, from someone who wants to buy a skull for display or edu- animals for their pelts or whalers who sailed the seas with he pointed out that it was "part of its tail had been torn (or cational purposes, but not often." their harpoons or today's commercial fishermen. He's under chewed) off or it would have measured two or three inches There are not near enough processors, according to contract to the Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission longer." According to the course maintenance men who French, and there's no place at all to dispose of the carcass- but, up to now, FWC hasn't paid the trappers anything. were assisting French with his lines and the noose, there is es. "The landfill charges.you $100 to dig a hole. The incin- Apparently, there is some discussion going on about allot- a second, 10-foot alligator farther up the river. [Ed. note: erator seems like a reasonable solution to me, but they won't ting trappers a $30 per animal stipend since the prices for ;That animal was captured Monday night, August 9.] take them." hides have dropped so drastically in recent years. * 'The second highest number of .recorded bites in Florida French ran Tropical Furniture in Fort Myers with his par- "FWC knows how to manage wildlife," French said. "In occurs on golf courses," French explained. 'There are more ents until his parents retired and the store closed. A neighbor fact, they have several biologists who've spent 30 years and more people in Southwest Florida, more and more golf was a trapper and it occurred to French that might be inter- studying 'gators.— what works and what doesn't. Let the courses, more and more water hazards, and they're just per- esting — at least, he'd be outside, not shut up inside all the state handle the 'gators. 'These, the ones here on Sanibel, are way too acclimat- "If we don't have the ability to respond quickly it ed to people. 'Gators in the wild are a different breed from becomes a public safety issue," he said. your neighborhood 'gator. These guys nest here, hatch here, PERMIT The city has 33 individuals — a combination of law grow up here — surrounded by people, their voices, their enforcement officers and natural resources staff—who are cars, their waving golf clubs. They get used to that, so From page 3 licensed to handle alligators, Zimomra said. they're not particularly afraid. Obviously, feeding them The consensus among people who spoke at the Aug. 3 makes that even worse, but you have to remember that an foot alligator as she conducted landscaping behind a home, council meeting was that sub-contractors and visitors to the alligator is always a predator, acclimated or not. It seems to on Poinciana Circle July 21. She died two days later. island are most likely to act out of ignorance and feed alli- me that harvesting the eggs would-be a better way to go, not Under the terms of the permit, state trappers can kill any gators. even allowing them to hatch. i alligator four feet in length or greater that they may come Anders said that council's decision will amount to a "The city needs to manage them better..." across, Morse said. If they come across an alligator four graphic lesson for residents as to the importance of not "With this change in our policy, we will definitely be feet in length or greater while responding to a nuisance call feeding alligators, and reporting those that do and animals more pro-active," said Sanibel Police Chief Bill Tomlinson. • on another one, they make destroy both animals. that are a nuisance as a result of man's intervention. "We need to do the right thing for public safety — that's our "We would give them an after-the-fact permit," he said. "This action is so brutal, the educational message will primary concern. Sanibel resident Lee Keeling. agreed that something stay longer," she said. "How important it is to supervise the "If we hadn't adopted the state standards, the state would should be done, but stopped short of endorsing the harvest people who you hire |o work on your property.. have taken away our authority to respond to complaints; concept. "The sheer brutality is going to stick in people's minds with the revised policy, the city will still be allowed to "I don't think they should be slaughtered, but they longer." respond, to assess and handle nuisance alligators. With the - should be thinned-out a little bit," he said. "If a 'gator is not Tomlinson said that the city is in the process of creating revised policy, there will still be plenty of alligators on causing a problem I don't see why they should kill it." bilingual signs and brochures, alerting all visitors to the Sanibel — don't forget that two-thirds of the island is con- Allen Register, general manager of Galorama, an alliga- island of the dangers of feeding alligators, and the penal- servation acreage." ties. . . tor farm in LaBelle, said that council's action is an over- Tomlinson continued, "We need to remember that 30- Melsek's death was the third documented alligator ' Sreaction. plus years ago, planners and developers, by dredging and attack on Sanibel, and the second fatality, since September "I believe they are ignorant to the species, and how they filling for development, actually created more alligator habi- 11, 2001, when resident Bob Steele, 81, was killed while live," he said. "Alligators are not aggressive at all, and they tat than what existed on the island previously — in other walking his dog in a wetlands area near J.N. "Ding" only reason they would react that way would be if someone words, they were creating alligator habitat in the middle of Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Last April, Jane Keefer, was feeding it, or if you happen to be close to a female's their new residential enclaves. Under the newly adopted pol- 70, suffered a broken thumb when an alligator attacked her nest. icy, the alligators using that habitat in residential, commer- and dragged her into a shallow pond behind her home on "She is just doing what is natural and instinctive." cial and high pedestrian traffic areas within the city will Blue Heron Drive. Morse said that Fish and Wildlife welcomes the assis- now, presumably, consistently be smaller in size. Keeling said that the 11 foot, nine inch alligator that tance of the Sanibel Police Department in continuing to "Keep in mind that our policy is intended to reduce the attacked Melsek should have been removed from the pond respond to nuisance calls from the public... Law enforce- risk presented by large alligators, but people must always be prior to the incident. . ment can hold the animal until state trappers arrive, he said. aware that alligators will continue to inhabit the lakes and "That sucker should have been killed a long time ago," "That's great, it will make the response time quick," ponds on Sanibel. This means you must ALWAYS assume he said. Morse said, that bodies of fresh water may have large alligators lurking Twelve alligators have been removed and killed on Tomlinson said that the city wants to retain it's power to close by and take appropriate precautions. We don't want Sanibel by state handlers since Melsek's death. respond to alligator complaints. people to develop a false sense of security."
Causeway Islands on water quality and the ecology of the change or to evaluate project alternatives. The extent of the Charlotte Harbor estuary. An EIS taking a hard look at impact of the causeway on the estuarine ecosystem can only USCG LETTER numerous alternative bridge and causeway alignments and be documented in detail by examining the record of envi- configurations should be undertaken prior to committing to ronmental change in the estuarine sediments: Any large- From page 7 a bridge design that will prevent removal or reconfiguration scale bridge replacement plan should require a detailed field of the causeway islands for the next 50-100 years. study of the environmental impacts of the causeway. This impact, but that impact was not captured in this narrow The Sanibel bridge project is the sole and primary oppor- work has not been done and should be done prior to moving model run. tunity that Lee County will have to reconfigure the bridges forward with permanent bridge replacement. This must be C) Numerical models, in general, are only representa- to address or mitigate a problem that it created with the ini- done before the bridge configurations are approved because tions of nature. None of the model results presented give any tial, original construction of the causeway. In fact, Lee one or more islands may likely require removal or reconfig- , information on model error or model sensitivity to various County has already indicated that improving the estuarine uration. input parameters. Even an expert evaluating these model water quality by returning the hydrology to initial conditions In my expert opinion, none of the proposed bridge struc- runs has no way of evaluating how right or wring they may is a critical resource management and economic goal (in the ture replacement should proceed until the agency and the be. There is no discussion of model error. The only certain- CCMP). If bridge replacement proceeds, alternatives that applicant prepares an EIS that takes a hard look at the above ty is that they are not "exactly correct" but we have no indi- include removing or reconfiguring the causeway islands issues, including increased vehicle access to the island, cation of how incorrect they may be. must be evaluated to mitigate environmental damage done increased vessel use and size of vessels and the alternative D) The only way to understand the impact the Causeway by the causeway. bridge and causeway island configurations on water quality Islands have had on the estuary is to conduct a detailed field The reconfiguration or degree of needed mitigation is yet are addressed through a full EIS. study examining markers of water quality and environmen- to be determined and the impacts, either adverse or benefi- tal degradation in the estuarine sediments. These studies can cial, for each of the bridge causeway configurations should Dr. Robert Young, Ph.D. be very good at separating out multiple causes of environ- first be assessed in an Environmental Impact Statement. Associate Professor mental change. Studies utilizing only a computer model of theoretical Western Carolina University —•—Ttoe-EA-does-not-adequately-evaluate the impact of the . impacts are not sufficient to document real environmental Department of Geoscj&nces ISLAND REPORTER U Week of August 12 - 18,'2004 J 9
For a more extensive list of events, ( see this week's Islander, available free all over the islands. Dateline Week of August 12 -18 Notices of upcoming events to appear in Dateline must be received by Friday for the following Thursday s publication. Notices received by Monday will appear according Looking ahead . . . evems to available space.' Fax 472-8398
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 12 Tennis Koreshan 18 Self-help 12 Mates 14 Wildlife Refuge 16 Chamber Troublestarters "^ Tourney at Museum AfterHours Seminar Sundial Tour
on Friday. Reservations, 472-1351 north end of Tarpon Bay Rd. 472-8900. rmtMt SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE Call for reservations for all activities. • ERNESTO MASIS "LOVE LETTERS PICK-UFVOLLEYBALL AND BAS- BAY: The naturalists at Tarpon Bay 472-8900 TO GOD" at the Southwest Florida KETBALL at the Sanibel Rec Center. Explorers have started up free FITNESS WITH PAM at the SCA, Museum of History, 2300 Peck St. Fort Basketball: Monday and Thursday lunchtime talks beginning at 12:30 p.m. 2173 Periwinkle Way. Low impact aer- Myers. Cosata Rican born Masis 6p.m. - 8 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Mon.- Fri. on the observation deck obics, It. weight training. Mon, Wed. received an Arts & Culture grant from Volleyball: Tuesday and Wednesday 6 overlooking the most beautiful setting Fri., 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. $8. 267-3092. the city of Fort Myers for this exhibi- p.m. - 8 p.m. 472-0345. on Sanibel and last about half an hour. ADVENTURES IN PARADISE: tion, Opening reception August 12, SUMMER HOURS AT THE HIS- Topics include Calusa Cafe, manatees, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 332-5955 TORICAL MUSEUM Open half days. dolphins, sharks, turtles, and alligators. See DATELINE • AL OERTER at Arts for ACT "Then Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tarpon Bay Explorers is located at the page 12 and Now" Oerter is an Olympic gold 950 Dunlop Rd. 472-4648.. medalist in discus throwing. 2265 First THE CARPENTERS SHOP at the Street at the historic Arcade. Show con- Sanibel Community Church. Bibles, tinues through September 1 books, music, gifts. Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 • "HEAT" members show at the Alliance p.m., Sunday 9 - noon. Sanibel Captiva for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd. SUPPORT GROUP FOR EARLY Fort Myers. Opening reception August STAGE ALZHEIMERS, forming for Pictorial B.C. (Before Causeway) 6, 5-7 p.m. Show runs through August September meetings. Participants inter- 26. viewed prior to first session. 437-3007. History Book Revised Edition • J. CHARLES MCCULLOUGH, pho- TARPON BAY EXPLORERS is offer- tographer, with images of Sanibel and ing naturalist led tours on the Tarpon Captiva at the "Members Gallery, Bay portion of the 'Ding' Darling Alliance for the Arts. National Wildlife Refuge for birders, Reorder has arrived!. • SAN-CAP ART LEAGUE at BIG Arts, naturalists, and curious people who Summer Show throughout the summer enjoy being on the water and learning come in today! season. More than 150 members pre- from an experienced naturalist. Call for sent their latest work. reservations for all activities. 472-8900 • SANIBEL LIBRARY San-Cap Art Guided trail tour by canoe and kayak League members show. at 10:30 a.m. daily. 472-8900. • SUMMER MEMBERS' SHOW at the Sunset Paddles tour Monday, Fort Myers Beach Art Assoc. corner of Wednesday, Friday, 6 p.m. Tour is Donora and Shell Mound Blvd., FMB. about 2 1/2 hours. Open Weds and Thurs 9-1. Sealife and Nature cruise on the 26 pas- • TICKETS ON SALE FOR ARTS FOR senger pontoon boat departs at 11a.m., ACT AUCTION, event to take place 1 p.m., tour is approx. 90 minutes. August 21, from 5:30 to 11 p.m. at the Everglades Day Tour all day Tuesday, Harborside Convention Center. Thursday, Saturday, meet at 8 a.m., Featured artist is Judy Smith. $75 return around 6:30 p.m. Includes air advance. $85 at the door. Tables avail- boat ride, swamp buggy tour, and more. " able, call (239) 939-2553. Call for reservations, 472-0101. • CALL TO ARTISTS Cape Coral Arts Touch Tank Exploration at 11a.m., Studio annual "Aquarium Exhibit" with 1p.m. and 3 p.m. Program approx. 1/2 the theme of life beneath the waves, hour. either real or imaginary. $10/2 pieces of Evening cruise at 6 p.m. These tours Meeting the steamer Gladys at Andy Rosse's dock on Captiva in 1920. Steamers work, deliver to 4533 Coronado Pkwy, also include a visit to the touch tank. preceded the ferries that later brought cars to the islands. Cape Coral, August 30 from 9 a.m. to Tour is, approx. 2 hours. 12 p.m. Opening reception Sept 10, 5 - 7 p.m. 574-0802 Breakfast cruise 9 a.m. Tuesday and ^il% IS A LIMIT 111) 1WHON PRINTING Thursday. 90 min., includes coffee, juice, and pastry. Also includes visit to Our local heritage has practically vanished...a life-style alive the touch tank. Kayak/canoe rentals daily 8 a.m. — 6 only to the memory of our citizens. Now we have the opportunity GREASE Tt the Broadway Palm June p.m., last rental goes out at 4 p.m. to safeguard the history of our people through photographs from 10 - Aug. 14. 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort our files and those submitted by our neighbors. Myers. 278-4422. Motorized 20' pontoons available for rental, holds 8 people. 472-8900 ALWAYS PATSY CL1NE at the TRAM TOUR OF WILDLIFE DRIVE This 120 page book, with more than 300 photographs such as the Broadway Palm Aug. 19 - Oct. 2. 278- Monday — Thursday, 10 a.m., 11:30, 4422. a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4 p.m. one above submitted by a neighbor, will be of library quality, THE FAT LADY SINGS AGAIN! at Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m., 1 p.m., printed on archival paper and bound with a beautiful hard cover. the Florida Rep., historic Arcade on 4 p.m. Wildlife Drive is now open from First Street, Fort Myers. Aug. 13-29. 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday through 332-4488 Thursday, changing to 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 Pick up your copy at the Island p.m. in August. Wildlife Drive is closed Reporter office or send in completed order blank to receive Romantic Fare your copy by mail. Gulf Views Await You For Lunch & Dinner! •J? Clip this coupon and return with your order Today!
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bell rang, everyone got home safely." Ms. Von harlen noted that on the first clay there's usually a student who doesn't know the routine or •**• »,, where they're supposed to go, but on opening day of 2004, said Ms. von Harten, '"we didn't lose anybody." This year approximately 410 students are enrolled at
•:•- *?•'•* the Sanibel School, and ''pretty much everybody we were expecting showed up," said Ms. von Harten. $39 The first day of school is traumatic, so the school
i 'lit/ "(' if/>f/ ti /'.'•/. i/'< i itih c.f//."ty GOLF hosted a '"Boo Hoo Breakfast," featuring juice and refreshments, to ease the transition for the first-timers. NAY [III CKUWN. That's the transition, not for the students, but for the parents who are sending their children to school for the very first time. "It's tough for the parents," said Ms. von Harlen, '"because it's hard to let go. Of course," she CROWN COLONY added, "once the parents all left, the kids were fine." tiOl I •_ ( lH\\ IKt Cl II! The transition was a little easier for the more expe- Photo by Renny Severance rienced parents, according to Ms. von Harten. "Their Parents of kindergarten students are greeted with a reaction is Yes, school is starting!" breakfast in the school's new cafeteria/auditorium. I' i..- mil .> IMII.IIIII .ill.ml ii. .I r.i '.IIIII.III II..11,, ISLAND REPORTER • Week of August 12 - 18, 2004 • 11
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— John Walker, South Fort *;• ••I I' I1"1 Myers V- Dear John: The royal poinciana (DeJonLx regia) is also known as "•flamboyant tree" for its show\. orange to red, summertime flowers. Tolerant of most any soil, young island trees should be fed spring and fail. You can use a 6-6-6. or the same Gardening fcrlili/er you use on your flowering shrubs and trees. Keep it well- I Ron Sympson watered during the dry season. nsl'RL'i ISVi IM '.U Photo by Ron Sympson The primary care factor is annu- Aralia elegantissima al pruning before maturity. Limbs arc weak and should be kept trimmed off the lower trunk: dead or brittle limbs Here are some good low-light container plants should be removed. The royal poinciana has an invasive root system and should be kept well back from foundations Ml •I1!"!,!!!!!) Dear Ron: I have a patio that faces east, so I only get sun and underground plumbing. in the morning. I've been unable to successfully grow any The royal poinciana is native to Madagascar and adapt- potted plants. Any ideas? able to hardiness zones 10-11. It is slightly salt-tolerant. — Bob Sanger, Fort Myers Beach
Dear Bob: Here are some plants that should do well on Gladiolus should be cut back after blooming your patio: Aralia elegantissima (Dyzogotheca elegantissima) — Dear Ron: I planted some gladiolus in March and they IJUILIMOl'K Isi \NI,'i'\KM)IM Also known as black aralia. this conversation-starter bloomed with beautiful colors. After blooming, I cut them grows in an upright manner and has lacy serrated foliage back to about three inches. in colors ranging from green to cream to black to brown. Will they come back? Fiddleleaf philodendron (Philodendron bipennifolium) — Betty C, Cape Coral — Also known as horsehead philodendron, because of the resemblance of its shiny green, leathery leaves to a Dear Betty: They should come back. The gladiolus horse's head, this makes a great container plant trained (Gladiolus species) is a member of the iris family and on a totem. blooms here in the cooler months. After blooming, the plants should be cut back, allowing new underground Silver queen (Aglaonema crispum) ~ This popular house corms to grow on top of the old ones. plant has long, arching, gray-green leaves streaked with You can leave them there, or dig them up and air-dry silver and cream, and a wide leaf spread. Good as a and store the new corms for planting during the next sea- tabletop plant when small, or as a floor plant at its max- son. imum height of 2 feet. The gladiolus is native to South Africa, adaptable to har- Flamingo flower (Anthurium scherzeranum) ~ This is diness zones 9 and 10, and is not salt-tolerant. one of the few low-light indoor plants that produces blooms — in this case, deep red spathes. Think luau. l,1!1!"; (lit!) Blooming seasons vary for flowering vines Let pineapple crown dry before planting it Dear Ron: In last week's column, you mentioned three Dear Ron: I have read that when preparing a pineapple flowering vines that sound interesting. Can you tell me crown for planting after cleaning it you should hang it what time of the year these vines bloom? upside-down for a week to dry it. — Tim Schramm, Cohasset, Mass., and Sanibel How does that help? — S.H. Casey, Cape Coral Dear Tim: The coral honeysuckle (Lonicera semper- IIH:o\'M\NDIM. i i virens) produces its tubular, orange-red flowers during Dear S.H.: After cutting off the crown and removing the much of the year, but blooms most profusely in spring and excess flesh from a pineapple, you should hang it upside summer. It is native to Florida, adaptable to hardiness zones 8-10 and not salt-tolerant. down in a dry. cool area for about a week to allow the "»l.l i'l 11.11' "scars" to harden and to prevent the starter plant from rot- Confederate jasmine ((Trachelospermum jasminoides), ting. with showy, fragrant white flowers, puts on its best show [PRiCE REDUCED] Then, simply place the crown on top of the soil, push- during the spring. It is native to China, adaptable to zones ing it down slightly to avoid any gaps between plant and 8-10, and is not salt-tolerant. earth. The soil should be highly enriched with organic mat- Pandorea (Podranea ricasoliana) blooms best during the ter, such as peat moss and cow manure, or you can simply fall, winter and spring, producing small, trumpet-shaped dig a small hole and fill it with a commercial planting flowers that are white tinged with pink. It is native to South Africa, adaptable to zones 9-10, and is not salt-tolerant. medium. si'K I \i IH \K N! \K ! M \k IS! V Hi \\\i IKlMi Fabrication Technology At Its Finest Designs by Mark Christian »"". (HID • Screen Rooms There for you • Pool Enclosures • Front Entrys every step of • Rescreens • Security Gates the way. • Mechanical • Driveway Gates Call 239-472-7800 ext. 270 • Railings Toll Free 866-472-7800 ext. 270 1 • Welded Railings 848 S.E. 9TH ST. www.TheBellTtMm.f om • Spiral Staircases CAPE CORAL FL P.O. 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Fees $4 for SCA members, $5 $12. for non-members. DATELINE Comim Soon Cmning Smm From page 9 • ARTS FOR ACT annual auction, at the • LEE REPUBLICAN WOMEN FED- Harborside Convention Center. Guest ERATED meeting at Hilton Garden Cruises; dolphin watch, sunset cruises auctioneer: Tracy Ullman 5:30 p.m. Inn, with candidates for House of Rep and more on board power catamarans. Coming Soon August 21, $75. 939-2553 District 75. RSVP August 11. Meeting Canoe and kayak tours; guided or self • TAMIAMI TALE TELLERS with sto- • BABY N' ME SWIM LESSONS at the August 16, 11:15 a.m., $16. 849-0966 guided. Walk the Boardwalk; free ries about 'Relationships.'August 19 at Sanibel Rec. Center, geared for parents nature tour of mile-long boardwalk at the Grand Court, 8351 College Pkwy in and children aged 6 months to 35 Port Sanibel Marina, Monday, Fort Myers. 7 p.m. 472-1781 months. $5/30 minute class, August 28 Wednesday, Friday 10 a.m. 472-8443. and September 4. 472-0345 Tuesday 1? CAPTIVA CRUISES offers a variety of • GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS meet cruises and sailing charters, all depart- the first Saturday of every month at iEwry Week ing from South Seas Resort. Call 472- Friday 13 Buddy Freddy's Restaurant, 60 Pine • YOGX/PILATES FOR FUN AND Island Road, North Fort Myers, 8:30 5300 for reservations and information. • 18TH ANNUAL SANIBEL ISLAND HEALTH beginning August 10 at the a.m. All motorcycle riders welcome. Dolphin & Wildlife Adventure ADULT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS SanCap Medical Center, 4301 San-Cap Cruises— daily 4 p.m. 1 1/2 tour. at Sundial Beach Resort. August 13 - Rd. $10, space is limited. 472-0116 Narrated by SCCF docents $20/adults, 15. Entry fee singles $30/person dou- • SMALL WONDERS at the Sanibel $10/kids 4 - 12, 3 and under are free. bles $15/person. register by August 10 Library, for children birth to 2 years. Island Beach & Shelling — 9 a.m. and at 395-6016. Sunday 15 • OPEN PORTRAIT STUDIO 1-4 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 hour trip to Cayo Costa. $4 per session, open to all artists. Cabbage Key or Useppa — 10:30 a.m., iEwrw Wmft Wed Model provided. 472-5267. 3:30 p.m. • GOURMET SINGLES SUPPER KORE^HAN STATE HISTORIC SITE • TROUBLESTARTERS AT THE CLUB meets every Friday in the finest guided tours. 10 a.m. Sat. and Sun. AMERICAN LEGION Every Tuesday restaurants in the area. For more info, $3.25 per vehicle. evening 7:30 pm. to closing. San-Cap call 332-8191 Rd. at mile marker 3. 472-9979. Tlnislay 12 • BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER at St. • YOGA CLASSES AT CASA YBEL Michaels and AH Angels. Fridays 10 PILATES, basic mat class with Bonnie RESORT Murari Brian Healy will a.m.-11:30; a.m. in the Parish Hall. Monday 16 begin teaching two new ongoing yoga Clancy of Blue Skies Bodyworks 472-2173. beginning August 12. Casa Ybel CHAMBER AFTERHOURS, spon- classes at Casa Ybel Resort on Tuesday Resort, 9-10 a.m. Wear loose, com- • TERRIFIC TWOS stories, activities for sored by Collier Insurance Services mornings, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. This is an fortable clothing, bring a mat if you two year olds, Sanibel Library. 10 a.m. Inc., SunTrust Bank, and the Mermaid outdoor class and will be held on the have one. $10/person. 472-3145 X 472-2483 Kitchen and Cake Factory. Event to be lawn overlooking the gulf in front of 1319 • KWLF stories, activities, games, for held at the Mermaid Kitchen, 2055 the Thistle Lodge restaurant on the grounds of Casa Ybel Resort, 2255 AUTUSM SUPPORT GROUP meets at ages thru third grade at the Sanibel Periwinkle Way. August 16, 5:30 - 7 library. 3 p.m. 472-2482 p.m. RSVP by August 13 to 472-1966 West Gulf Dr. Beginner friendly, cost is Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2439 $12 per class. McGregor Blvd, rm 7204 August 12, 7 or email office @ sanibel-captiva.org p.m. Guest speaker Carol Simontacchii. Coming Smn $5/guests, $8 at the door. • FORT MYERS SWING DANCE 277-3152 • KAYAKING WITH THE SCCF SOCIETY meets every Tuesday at Ron through the Back Bay estuary, around Eey We Dao's Sports Bar in Ft. Myers, 15320 fEvery Weetz Buck Key. No experience necessary. • BRIDUE FOR FUN Senior Center McGregor Blvd. Free lessons 8:30 - 9 TURTLE TRACKS at the Sanibel - August 20, departing McCarthy's 2401 Library Way. $2 members, $4 p.m. No cover. 239/851-7354 Captiva Conservation Foundation's Marina at 9:30 a.m $35/person RSVP non-members. No partner needed all Nature Center at 9 a.m. Interpretive 472-2329. levels welcome. 472-5743. program on the life cycle of the sea tur- • SHELLCRAFTERS 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tles that make their home on the every Monday at the Community Wednesday 18 islands. $3 adults/ kids free. S2 for House on Periwinkle. parking at the beach. 472-2329. Saturday 14 • BOOKWORMS stories and crafts for Evens Weei YOGA WITH DR SUSAN PATAKY at • ANIMAL REFUGE CENTER benefit children aged 3-5, Sanibel Library 10 LUNCHEON SEMINARS at the the Senior Center on Library Way. 10 - at the Mole Holein Bell Tower Shops. a.m. Mon/Wed. 472-2483 Sanibel Community Association, 2173 11 a.m. All levels $10. 466-1558 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 10% of all sales to go • SMALL WONDERS stories for chil- Periwinkle Way. Self-help seminars led GAMES DAY at the Senior Center, benefit ARC, plus dogs available for dren birth to age 2. Sanibel Library 2 by Vicki Ashton, Wednesdays from 2401 Library Way. Bridge, Mahjong, adoption. p.m. Mon/Tue 472-2483 July 21- September 8, 11:30 - 1 p.m. •and more. All levels welcome. $2 mem- • YOUTH PROGRAM for 4th - 8th Island Cow to cater. Per seminar: bers, $4 non-members. 472-5743 grades at the Sanibel Library. 3 p.m. $16/members. $17/non-members, or SMALL WONDERS at the Sanibel VEGETATION WALK 2 hour tour of 472-2483 preregister ail eight weeks $120/mem- Library, for children birth - 2 years. 10 Shell Mound trail 9 a.m. every other • STORY TIME for all ages at the bers, $128/non-members. 472-2173 a.m. 472-2483 Sat. 472-1100x222. Sanibel Library, 6:30 p.m. YOGA WITH DR SUSAN PATAKY Sanibel Fitness Center on Rabbit Road. YOGA & MEDITATION 6 p.m. -7:30 FAMILY FUN AT THE REFUGE • SCA DUPLICATE BRIDGE has p.m. with Murari Brian Healy at Casa guided tour of Wildlife Dr. lor the fam- All levels, noon - 1 p.m. S12 466-1558 resumed at the Sanibel Community BOOKWORMS at the Sanibel Library, Ybel Resort. Open to public, beginner's ily. 9 a.m. RSVP 472-1100 x222. Association on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. welcome. $12. MINDFUL YOGA AT BIG ARTS with lor children ages 3 - 5 years. .10 a.m. The game is open to all regardless of 472-2483. 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Gray (581 ESPN Series-Poker I SportsCenter (Live)(cc) Little League World Series: New England Final Baseball Tonight (cc) SportsCenter (Live) (cc) Fort Myers resident and will-known islander Joanie [623 TBS [663 TRAV World Poker Tour Six high-stakes players face off. Kings of the Road (to) [Great Outdoors (cc) Ends of the Earth (N) Kings of the Road (cc) Gray died suddenly at her home on Tuesday, August 3, [683 ANPL Most Extreme (cc) King of the Jungle Big Cat Diary Amazing Animal Videos Big Cat Diary 2004. She was 60 years old. [703 COM Last Comic Standing (S) Last Comic Standing (S) Last Comic Standing (S) (cc) Last Comic Standing (S) ICraham Norton' Born on November 27, 1943 in Ogdensburg, N.Y. to William and Blanche McDermott, she had been a resident of Fort Myers since 1969, moving here from Ogdensburg with her former husband, Al Gray. Over the past 10 years, she spent her summers in Highlands, N.C. where she SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 15, 2004 owned and operated The Village Hair Salon. Joan was a 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 1 8:30 9:00 1 9:3010:00110:30 11:00 11:30 very talented hair stylist who enjoyed her clients during S3 NBC Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Adventure Wild About Today (S) (cc) News Meet the Press (cc) Matthews Paid Prog. at PBS Plaza Toy Castle Dragon Arthur Zoboo {Clifford George S. |Berenstalh~ Fla. Face Capitol Now With Bi I MOyers the winter months on Sanibel. She was very proud of her [43 FOX GRC Paid Prog- In Touch (cc. Mass Paid Prog. Fox News Sunday |Home TV Paid Prog. Paid Prog- Paid Prog- volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity. [53 CBS Paid Prog. Paid Prog- Nutrition 01Believers The Coral Ridge Hour CBS News Sunday Morning (S) (cc) Nation Paid Prog. Paid Prog. We will all remember and miss Joanie's flair, charisma, iC6] WB Paid Prog. Awakening Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Impe D. DeMola Church Paid Prog. 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Rolie Polie House m MTV Music Videos (S) Warning J Videos' | Newlywed | Newlywed ET on MTV [MTV Cribs the family receiving friends from 1 until 2. C49) TNT In the Heat of the Night Golf: PGA Championship In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be sent in Joan's A&E Paid Prog. PaM Prog. Old House Ask This Breakfast With the Arts (cc) |Biography "TippiHed memory to C523 USA Martin (cc) Single Paid Prog. Paid Prog- XXVIII Summer Olympics From Athens, Greece. Cycling: women's road race. (Live) Preview (53) AMC *'.* (Shootout Southwest Florida Addiction Services, 2101 Mcgregor (57) SUN Paid •Prog... | Paid Prog. Paid Prog. | Public Affr Paid Prog. [College Football 2003 Florida at South Carolina. From Nov. 15,2003. Boulevard, Fort Myers 33901 SportsCtr. Lines rters SportsCenter (Live)(cc) Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Girl-Hawaii Vacation Gr. Hotels Gr. Hotels Great Outdoors (cc) For a short time you touched my soul. Good Dog Breed K-9 to 5 | Animals |Animals You taught'me things I have never known... Last Comic Standing (S) (cc) Your soft-spoken words, your warm tender smile, your kind loving heart. . it is so hard to say we are now worlds apart... My dear friend, now there is SUNDAY AFTERNOON no more sickness, AUGUST 15, 2004 12:00112:30 no more pain, XXVIII Summer Olympics (Live) (S) (cc) no more sorrow... lUmoia: The Spirit of T I Fever - The Music of Miss Just memories of a kind beautiful woman, as lovely as R^^^^^I^W a flower. SfTOne Tree Hill (S)(cc) I am saying these words as one of many who loved you. id Prog. NFL Preseason Belterra Casino Indy 300. (Live) (ce) To my sweet Joan... please rest your soul. I love you. BeastMaster S) (cc) II Los Angeles Dodgers at —Nicole Trevino White You Were OUt Low Carb Calorie Boy Grill Festivals Great Garlic Cook-Off Cooking (Italian Barefoot contessa She will be missed by a lot of people. Joan was Joan — Surreal Life Surreal Life Surreal Lite [VH1-Inside Fabulous Life Of- (N) [ET on VH1 Wildest Police Videos Wildest Police Videos Champ Car World Series Racing and everyone cared about her... more than she probably High Price of Fame Pam Anderson: The E! True Hollywood Story (cc) Chippendales: E! THS ever knew. Joanie, it was great to have known you and mmer Olympics (Live) PaidP worked with you, even though it was a short period of time. I miss you. —Scarlett Arnold Road Rules Assistant Assistant Newlywed Newlywed Newlywed Newlywed Newiywed Nextel Cup Series -- Sinus at the Glen. (Live) (S) (cc) I'm free... Old House I Ask This Sell House Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free, Monk (cc) I'm following the path God laid for me. HZ) SUN College Football 2003 Florida State at Clemson. From Nov. 8, 2003. I High School Football I took his hand when I heard him call; (581 ESPN SportsCtr. |Baseball |Series-Poker |Series-Poker [Series-Poker | Series-Poker [Horse Racing Iselin. I turned my back and left it all. (62) TBS [66] TRAV Destination: Long Island Sea World Revealed [Road Trip (cc) Secrets (cc) Amazing Animal Videos 12 Days of Terror ' You will be truly missed, Joanie... 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(Live) (cc) TRAiV 07/30/04 Hawkins removed a tree limb that was blocking northbound traf- Assist Other Agency—Island Water Association fic on East Gulf Drive. The officers placed the limb on the east Officer Holovacko responded to a 911 call reporting a water side of the roadway, and wrote a correction report for Sanibel POLICE BEAT main break on Sextant Drive. The break was caused by a work- Department of Public Works. er using a jackhammer. Representatives of Island Water Week of July 26 through August 3,2004 Association arrived, and did not require further assistance. 08/01/04 Compiled by Jenny Burnham, Staff Writer Roadway Flooding 07/31/04 At 2040 hours, Sgt, Cliff Short observed standing water on the The blotter contains public information obtained from Traffic Citation/Following Too Closely, Expired roadways dueto heav y rains. Because the water was a poten- the Sanibel Police Department. All persons arrested are Registration tial hazard, the officer obtained several l'Water over Roadway" innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Officer Siergiej, while on patrol on Palm Ridge Road, observed a signs from the Department of Public Works. The officer placed red Volkswagen following another vehicle at a distance of three two signs on Periwinkle near Fftzhugh, one sign at 1700 Alligator Complaints to four feet from the vehicle's rear bumper. The officer initiated a . Periwinkle Way, two signs on Rabbit Road, and one sign on Between 07/26 and 08/03, Sanibel Police responded to twelve traffic stop. The driver, Michele Migneault, stated-that the white Donax midway between Periwinkle Way and Middle Gulf Drive. complaints about alligators. The alligators reported ranged in vehicle was driving too slowly, doing 25 in a 30 MPH zone. While size from four feet to twelve feet. Four of the alligators were the officer was performing a records check, Ms. Migneault exited 08/02/04 determined to be aggressive and State Alligator Trapper John her car, and the officer told her repeatedly to get back into the Grand Theft French was contacted to deal with them. vehicle. When the officer cited Ms. Migneault for following too Kevin Rltter of Cape Coral reported that tools valued at $1300 closely and advised her that her car registration was expired, Ms. were stolen from his truck when it was parked at the rear of the 07/26/04 Migneault reportedly became "very upset," stating that the police LECO substation on the Sanibel-Captiva road. According to Mr. Criminal Mischief don't have anything better to do than to write up innocent people. Ritter, the tools were stolen between 7/21 and 7/29. Among the Officer Scott Siergiej respondedto a report from Douglas Tyson Ms. Migneault also reportedly stated that she got out of the car items taken were a climbing bag, climbing belt, safety harness, and Michele Northrop of Rochester, NY, regarding damage to because she was hot, and asked the officer, "did you think I was climbing hooks, climbing boots, and a tool pouch and tools. Mr. Tyson's car. Mr. Tyson and Ms. Northrop parked their vehi- going to blow you up?" The officer explained the citation to Ms. cle in the parking lot of the Lighthouse Cafe while they had Migneault, who then reportedly said that she was "paying for this 08/03/04 breakfast inside. When they returned to the vehicle they found a incident because people and tourists drive too slow." Burglary, Petit Theft one-foot scratch on the passenger door and additional scratch- Doris Herbert, of New Spirit Hair Design, informed Officer es on the passenger rear corner panel. 07/31/04 Robert Feliciano that a UPS driver told her at noon that he had Grand Theft found the rear door of her business open. Ms. Herbert found the 07/27/04 Tom Kasprzak of the Lazy Flamingo, 1036 Perwinkle Way, back room in disarray and discovered that two money bags con- Burglary of a Residence, Grand Theft reported the theft of a large pink flamingo sign from the west taining cash, checks, and credit card receipts, were missing. Paul Warner of Sanibel reported the theft of some items from his rear of the restaurant building. Mr. Kasprzak informed Officer There were no signs of forced entry. coin collection, including a gold Krugerrand worth $450. Mr. Tyus that the sign was removed between 2100 hours on July 30 Warner found his home had been entered during his absence and 1030 hours on July 31. The seven-foot wooden sign was 08/03/04 between 0645 and 1600 hours on the 27th, and that the coins secured by four-by-four wooden posts driven into the ground. Abandoned Vessel had been taken during that time. At the Sanibel boat ramp, Tony Balog of the Sanibel Department 07/31/04 of Public Works removed an abandoned vessel from the water. 07/27/04 Assist Medics The registered owner, Eugene Byrd of St. James City, could not Alligator At 1104 hours, Guy Luke, of East Grinstead, Great Britain, was be located. Jan Hyatt of Sanibel reported to Officer Claude Tyus, Jr., that a riding a bike west bound on the bike path of the Sanibel-Captiva construction worker at a site on Casa Ybel was feeding alliga- Road. While Mr. Luke was wiping his eyes, he collided with Tim Traffic Citations tors. Officer Tyus interviewed the worker, who stated he was Okeefe of Punta Gorda. Mr. Okeefe suffered a small laceration Sanibel Police issued the following citations between July 26 eating lunch and throwing chicken bones on the ground 15 feet on his forehead and refused treatment from Sanibel Fire and August 03,2004: from the waterway. The officer informed the man of the laws Rescue. Mr. Luke was not injured. Officer Siergiej responded to * 26 citations for speeding on the Sanibel-Captiva Road regarding alligators in Florida. the call. •k One citation for speeding on Casa Ybel 07/28/04 08/01/04 •k Four citations for speeding on the Causeway Road Driving with a Suspended Driver's License, Report for Insurance Purposes * One citation for speeding on Tarpon Bay Warrant/Failure to Appear William Dunn, of Ellington, CT, reported to Officer Tyus that the •k One citation for speeding on West Gulf Drive left front bumper of his rental van was damaged while the van Officer Siergiej observed a white Chevrolet pickup truck speed- ,* Three citations for following too closely ing eastbound on Casa Ybel and initiated a traffic stop. A records was parked at the Sanibel Inn. The officer made an area check, check showed that the driver, Willard Fowler, was driving on a with no results. There were no witnesses to the incident. •k One citation for an open container suspended driver's license and also had an outstanding warrant -k Two citations for unknowingly driving with a suspended dri- • for failure to appear in court. The officer handcuffed Mr. Fowler, 08/01/04 ver's license Correction Report who was transported to the Sanibel Police Department for pro- * One citation for failure to dim lights cessing and then to the Lee County Jail for incarceration. At 2022 hours, Officer Kenneth Button arid Officer Jeremy 07/29/04 TUESDAY PRIME TIME AUGUST 17, 2004 Damage to City Propertyr 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 I 8:30 I 9:00 I 9:30 S 10:00110:30111:00111:30 Jerry Kraft of the Sanibel Department of Public Works reported 53 NBC News NBC News Fortune Jeopardy! 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WOODED LOT If you have RENTAL WANTED Impeller, carb rebuilt. $900. (239) GLENN CARRETTA •Chevy Cavalier* and TEAM SANIBEL IN INVERNESS, 30 days or more Retired professional couple Runs good! 995-9972 CITRUS COUNTY, FL to spend at perhaps with gentle quiet dog 5 speed. PRESENT.... ALMOST 1/2 ACRE the nicest place on looking for 130K miles the best properties for sale NICE RESIDENTIAL Sanibel, 2/3 bedrooms, 2 baths NoA/C ACREAGE NEIGHBORHOOD are a caring person with pool *$S0O OBO* THE ISLAND'S BEST LOTS OF LARGE OAKS or family, near beach. Call (239) 793-4684 Acreage ONE LOT OFF LAKE we-have-the-place JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. ************** DIRECT ACCESS CANAL BACKS UP TO for you. (317) 251-0422 HOME WILDLIFE PRESERVE 2,000-sq.ft. [email protected] Light and bright newer home MINUTES TO TOWN Gulf-front condo. FORD ESCORT, 1992, with heated pool and spa. $12,500 OBO Two-bedrooms/two-baths BEIGE. AUTOMATIC. Open sun decks and (352) 267-5034 with den & Jacuzzi. 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Federal Fair Housing Act cathedral ceilings, large Dreaming of moving to the Two bedroom/two bath Mint condition. of 1638 which makes it porch, two bedrooms and Carolina Mtns? BargainPrices on Condo. SAN CARLOS DUPLEX, MUST BE SEEN illegal to advertise any two baths. Nature lover's wooded golf front & view Pool-Tennis-Cable-VCR BIG 2/2, TO APPRECIATE. preference, delight priced at $539,900. homesites on gorgeous mtn RENTING: SCREENED LANAI, $7,500 l|m|tation or course. No time limit to build. Little THRU SUMMER W/D HOOK-UP INSIDE, (239) 472-1345 days discrimination based LAND - LAND - LAND down, lowest interest rates'. Call BY OWNER S825./MONTH, (239) 472-2066 evenings: on race, color, (866)334-3253, X710 or 1-516-628-1801 (239) 910-7733. www.cherokeevalleysc.com [email protected] Vante.d Dead or Alive: Title or no religion, sex, BEST ISLAND LOT VALUES title: Trucks, Cars, Vans. Cash handicap, familial status Lot 150X100 - already cleared. LAKE J3ARGAIN $24,900. Free paid for some. Seven days a week. or national origin, or an Sandy lane. One mile to covered boat slip! Gently sloping (239) 633-5080. Ask for Chris or intention to make such beach. Great location. lake view parcel w/ nice mix of low NEAR ANNUAL RENTALS leave message. preference, $235,000 rolling meadows & trees. Abuts limitation or national forest on 35,000 acre BOWMANS BEACH discrimination. OVER THE BRIDGE recreational lake in TENN. Paved Lovely, spacious SPORTS & IMPORTS This publication will not roads, water, sewer, more. elevated island home 2 BR/2 BA condo with knowingly accept any RIVERFRONT Excellent financing. Call now (800) on views of Sanibel advertisement for real Three bedroom Condominium 704-3154. ext. 483, Sunset Bay, Large secluded lot. River and golf CORVETTE estate which is in with sweeping River views. LLC _. Two bedrooms/two baths. course. Across the CONVERTIBLE violation of the law. Designer Furnished. Completely furnished. street from beach. 1963, Our readers are hereby Entry elevator. NEW LOG HOME - 2.3 Acres/ Washer/dryer. 51320/month. 327/300 HP, informed that all UPSCALE and UPTOWN. $89,900/ NC Mountains- New Beautiful screened lanai. 4 speed, w/hardtop, dwellings South Fort Myers. $887,500 1,300 square foot log home with Close to 3 BR/2 BA home with black exterior, saddle advertised in this big views to be built. Privacy, 3,000 Restaurants and shops. gorgeous lake interior., motor has been newspaper are available RIVERFRONT PENTHOUSE elevation & easy access. Excellent AVAILABLE: views. Close to completely overhauled, on an equal opportunity Financing. (800) 455-1981, Ext. OCTOBER-APRIL. shopping, dining Three bedrooms, two baths. 224 $28,500. O.B.O. basis. If you feel Boat dock optional. $498,500 $3,000/month and Periwinkle. Jim (239) 542-7315. you have been North GA: Fantastic log home on 25 (305)661-5415 $1800/month. discriminated against lione. private acres, yet close to you may file a GLEf shopping, drs, Atlanta events, 2 Ocean's Reach Gulf Front Condo. Call Jamie at RE/MAX of complaint by calling Broker/Salesperson story includes 4 Br/3Ba, gourmet One bedroom. Sleeps four. Newly the Islands. 472-5050 CLASSIC & ANTIQUE The Florida Commission (23 years - kitchen, 40' long rocking-chair front decorated. Shelling, pool, tennis. on Human Rights at Sanibel/Captiva experience) porch, sunroom overlooking koi Top floor for best view. Call owner 1-800-342-8170 or Coldwell Banker pond, deck w/hot tub, 2 wood for discount. (952) 472-7994 or AUTOS HUD at 1-800-669-9777. TearhSanibel.com stoves, 2 heat pumps, huge steel email: [email protected] For more info please (800) 784-2616 workshop. $365,000. 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He Captiva powerless, said Lee County Electric Cooperative wore a long-sleeve shirt with faint multicolored thin stripes, Twenty years ago this week • August 16, (LCEC) spokesman Stan Huguenin. long pants, dirty brown work shoes with thick soles and The electric company received two calls shortly after 4 loose untied laces, according to a police press release. 1984 p.m. The callers reported that a sailboat mast struck a power Police are asking anyone who saw a man matching that Mystery surrounds Pirate Playhouse pur- line. The LCEC notified the United States Coast Guard, description or a suspicious car in the area of Lindgren chaser which investigated the area. Following two searches, the Boulevard on the afternoon of Aug. 7 to call the department Coast Guard came in contact with a boat whose mast was at 472-3111. The venerable old Pirate Playhouse has changed hands down, but saw no probable cause to investigate further. once again. But a mystery surrounds the identity of the new "We think a sailboat got out of the channel and hit the owner. power line and no one is going to admit going outside the One year ago this week: • August 14-20, "I'm not at liberty to disclose the name of the purchaser channel causing thousands of people to go without electric- 2003 at this time," said Marty Holtz of Island Real Estate, the firm ity," Huguenin said... that handled the sale. "All I can say is that an operative con- "Florida Bar issues half-year suspension Power lines along the channel between Sanibel and Pine tract for the sale has been drawn up and signed and the clos- for Sanibel lawyer: Attorney must repay ing is expected soon. Island are 80 to 110 feet above the water in the channel but can be struck by masts outside the channel, Huguenin said. clients $14,242." "I'm sure the purchaser will issue a press release in due A Sanibel attorney has been suspended from the bar for time." six months for allegedly failing to provide competent repre- The old 1896 schoolhouse-turned-playhouse was sold in Five years ago this week • August 12, sentation while charging his clients more than $14,000. April of 1983 by Ruth Hunter, widow of Playhouse founder 1999 The order, released Aug. 5 by the Florida Bar Phillip Hunter, for $168,000 to Jamie and Katie East end home invasion suspect remains Association, said Peter Ellis Kelly was put suspended start- Farquharson, creators of the Bubble Room restaurant on ing July 10. The order also stated that in order for Kelly to Captiva. at large be reinstated and able to practice law again in Florida, he Pointing to pressing commitments and a lack of time to An unidentified man entered the Lindgren Boulevard must first repay the $14,242 to his clients Michael and Vera devote to the theatre, the Farquharsons put the property on home of a Sanibel woman in her 80's last Saturday and, after Halik. the market 10 months later, this time for an asking price of tying her hands and feet with a plastic-coated wire and plac- According to the complaint against Kelly, the suspension $325,000. ing a towel over her head, fled with approximately $5,000 in was the result of a lawsuit Kelly handled for Michael and The actual price the new purchasers will pay has not as jewelry and cash. Verak Halik. The Haliks sought counsel from Kelly for a yet been disclosed. • According to Commander John Terry, the woman was suit against South Seas Plantation in August of 1997. quickly able to free her hands and call police. The initial complaint for that suit was filed by Kelly in Ten years ago this week • August 12,1994 Officers Jane Cechman and Dave Jalbert arrived on scene March of 1998. After several dismissals for technical errors within minutes of the call and found the woman in the bed- Power outage blamed on sailboat mast room. She was bruised and cut from being tied up, but oth- in the wording of the complaint, Kelly told the Haliks that There were 9,739 customers from Sanibel and Captiva erwise not physically harmed, according to Terry. The bur- he would be withdrawing from the representation. 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Kelly not only failed to respond tious and remember to stop to allow the bus drivers to pick up to the case, but his office address had changed and there was and discharge the children in a safe manner, plain also states that Kelly did not provide the Haliks with no forwarding address. Vehicles in both directions must STOP when the school bus any information regarding the withdrawal process. "I have not had contact with Mr. Kelly since 2001," has its red lights on and the stop sign is lowered. Also, the Following the withdrawal, Kelly allegedly refused or Whalen said. speed limit in the school zone is 20 miles per hour. failed to provide the Halik's new attorney with the file on the Please do your part to keep our children safe. Ahhh Tropical Paradise! In the Comfort of your own Home F Read The Island's Community Newspaper with each subscription Be first with the latest news and happenings ] on Sanibel and Captiya. 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