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15*034*6 1 01 SUN i 00/00/00 MARCH 26, 1993 VOLUME 22 I3 L LIBRARY NUMBER 13 LIBRARY 5SY ' 3 SECTIONS, 52 PAGES islanc 33957 SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA, FLORIDA Tying up McDonald's iafifiaSi- files permit application By MaryJeanne McAward Staff Writer The McDonald Corporation's office in Boca Raton and Its representatives, Avalon Engi- neering of Cape Coral, filed a complete conditional use permit with the Sanibel Planning Department for a fast-food restaurant with a drive-thru facility last Friday, March 19. According to the application and supporting documents, the proposed restaurant will have 2,612 square feet of space, 64 seats and a drive-thru with stacking lane to accommodate nine vehicles. The parking lot will accommodate 42 vehicles and will have one driveway. Restaurant patrons will enter and exit on Periwinkle Way. The building design will feature broad glass windows, a sun-burst motif and mansard roofs reminiscent of the Old Florida architec- tural style, much like that of Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, just across the Sanibel Cause- way. • please see page 2A liearing elty? poliee April 8 By MaryJeanne McAward tatives of the union and represen- The hearing is closed to the cated appropriate would be," Staff-Writer tatives for Sanibel. It is also the public. Stewart noted. Despite the fact that the Sani- first step on the way to unioniza- Stewart, who said she is famil- Each side will have 15 days bel City Council tossed out its tion of some members of the po- iar with opposing counsel from the hearing to present legal compensation package which lice department. Helsby—both once worked for the arguments, she noted. upset so many employees, mem- Public. Employee Relations com- bers of the Sanibel Police De- Orlando attorney Wayne mission (PER)—said Hearing Offi- Dunn's decision will be a rec- partment are still moving for- Helsby of the firm Hogg, Allen, cer Barry Dunn, who works for ommendation to the PER. The ward with plans to unionize. Norton and Blue, P.A., will repre- the PER, will moderate the hear- three-man commission will A hearing between general sent the Sanibel's interests, ac- ing where evidence will be pre- make the final decision as to who counsel for the Florida Police cording to City Attorney Robert sented by each side to determine will be included in the bargaining Benevolent Association and a la- Pritt. which employees will be included unit. bor attorney hired by the City of Tallahassee attorney Joan in a bargaining unit. Absent a court ruling overturn- Sanibel will take place Thursday, Stewart, general counsel for the "We have proposed a bargaining the PER decision, the com- April 8 at Sanibel City Hall. Florida Police Benevolent Asso- ing unit we believe to be appropri- mission will determine who will The hearing marks the first of- ciation (FPBA), will represent ate. However, the city indicated it and will not be included in the ficial meeting between represen- that organization. does not believe persons we indi- bargaining unit. 'Professor Cromwell Slumpfig9 detains hit-and-riiii suspect By MaryJeanne McAward identified himself to the man and told him he StaJfWriter had to hang around. Sanibel Assistant Police~Chie7Tew Phillips The guy didn't believe I was a police offi- detained a hit-and-run suspect while in full cer," the assistant police chief, in full uniform regalia as his alter ego, Professor Cromwell earlier this week, laughed. Slumpfig, at Wil's Landing restaurant last Wednesday, March 17. "He said, 'Oh, anyone can have a badge,' and Phillips was visiting the restaurant to tried to leave." promote the Sanibel High Junior-Senior However, Phillips detained the man and Alumni Prom, to be held April 17 at the Sani- when police arrived, the suspect. Kirk Thomas bel Recreation Center. A woman dashed up to Evans of Union Lake, Mich., was cited for City Manager Gary Price, also at the restau- failing to report an accident. rant, and said she needed police because a The accident, in the Jacaranda parking lot man who hit her vehicle, then left the scene of several weeks ago, happened when a man's the accident, was there. vehicle hit the woman's. They talked and Price pointed out Phillips and said he was a when the woman went to call police, the man police officer. reportedly left the scene. The woman, a longtime island resident who However, she had jotted down his vehicle asked not to be identified, said she went over tag number and said she had a feeling she'd to the "professor" and asked, "Is that you. run into him again. Lew?" Last week, before Slumpfig came to the res- "It was no shock to me," the woman said. "I cue, she said she saw the man's car—in her fa- know Lew and know he's quite the actor. He vorite parking spot at Wil)3 Landing. was tall—and there were a few features that Phillips' costume as Slumpfig, in which he were recognizable. is virtually unrecognizable as Sanibel's sec- Assistant Police Chief Lew Phillips is nearly "I'll bet it was a shock to the guy, though," ond in command, includes faux, jumbled unrecognizable as Professor Slumpfig. A sus- she added. teeth, an outdated suit, a Brylcream 'do and pect didn't believe he was really a police officer. Phillips asked her to call police while he absent-minded attitude. MCDONALD'S -• from page 1A The permit application was filed by • Lawrence E. Hildreth, a partner in Avalon, CO and includes several pounds of supporting materials as well as maps and a traffic survey. The application states the purpose of the development is to provide convenient fast- food products to residents and visitors to Sanibel. The restaurant will include indoor • and outdoor dining areas, kitchen facilities cc and parking for cars and bicycles. 111 The traffic impact statement takes Into ac- count projected growth of Lee County, num- ao. LU bers of walk-by, bicycle and pass-by trips to cc the restaurant and various other factors. In summary, it claims to demonstrate fewer new trips during the critical noon hour than a bank without a drive-thru, already a permit- ted use under the Town Center Limited Zoning which currently covers the site. It further states the proposed restaurant will not adversely affect traffic flow to any greater extent than other uses already permit- ted in the area. Planning Director Bruce Rogers said city staff will review the application and solicit more information from the applicant if nec- essary, A provision In Sanibel code offers the city Fred Frederic, proposed owner of a Sanibel Mc- ald's in Long Island as an example of how the an opportunity to hire outside help, such as a Donald's, offered this photograph of a McDon- restaurant can blend in with the community. traffic consultant, to assist in reviewing the application, he noted. The city can work out an agreement where Sanibel, Captiva continue negotiations the applicant will pay all or a portion of the By Sara Hendricks Manager Gary Price, to meet again to continue cost of this outside help, Rogers noted, adding Special to the Island Reporter discussions. this must be a mutual agreement with the cost Official from the Captiva Erosion The meeting was attended by Sanibel worked out in advance. Prevention District and the City of Sanibel officials including Price, the erosion district's "We're likely to ask for outside assistance met Wednesday afternoon in the first of what Chairman Stephen Cutler and Administrator from McDonald's and most likely a traffic could be a series of sessions designed to Alison Hagerup, as well as engineers and study," Rogers said. negotiate differences related to the cause of attorneys representing both sides. Once the conditional use application per- erosion on Sanibel's beach and ways to solve The meeting came about following a mit has been reviewed, a hearing will be the problem. settlement proposal submitted to the erosion scheduled before the Sanibel Planning Com- The last time the two entities got together to . district by Sanibel. Three erosion district mission. discuss erosion problems ended in a stalemate board members met Tuesday morning to when the engineer for the erosion district discuss how best to present their views to If the application is then approved by the prepared an inlet management plan which Sanibel officials in light of the fact that they commission, the restaurant will be built. If was acceptable to Sanibel officials. did not agree with Sanibel's demands. the application is denied and no one appeals, None of the officials revealed specifics A Blind Pass Inlet Management Plan was the deciiibri. that's the end of the process. about Wednesday's 2 1/2-hour meeting other formulated by the two parties, as well as However, if someone who participated in than to say that both sides agreed to continue representatives from the state and county but the planning commission hearing appeals pursuing state money to put sand on the implementation was held up because Sanibel that body's decision, the appeal is heard be- beaches, particularly on northern Sanibel officials disagreed with the findings. Sanibel fore the Sanibel City Council which can over- where erosion has caused the demise of has long held that Captiva's south jetty is turn or concur with the planning commis- several buildings. responsible for most, if not all, of Sanibel's sion's decision. They also agreed, said Sanibel City northern erosion problems. Among 27 items supporting the application are surveys, a site plan, a water availability Council holds off accepting land gift letter from Island Water Association, a sewer Last week, the Sanibel City Council rejected want to give the land to the city so that the city availability request application, floor plans, the offer of a quit-claim deed which would can help pay for the maintenance.

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