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-'< MAY1 1992 t VOLUME 20 NUMBER 18 "> island 3 SECTIONS « PAGES SAJWBFL AND CAPTIVA, FLORIDA^ City adds sites to historical register Nomination procedure called unfair, Catch-22 By Dawn Grodsky ^llon Commlilee Instigated all the Staff Writer nointt allons and passed thetr Seven sites have been nomi recornii ndation to the Sanibe! mled to Sanibel s Rrgfstcr of His Planning Ctmmisslcn which in torlc Landmarks and while all of turn will forward thiir recom the piopertj owners said they mendatlon to the Sanibel Cllv were pleased to be recognized in Council o Hits manner several asked their vSmlmtlons were for "the nominations be postponed be Cumiuunlty House the Rutland U cause of development in the Graves th Beach House the worky Sinfbe] Community Church the According to the cUj s land dc o Shore Haven house (he Bailey velopment code no permits can ° store Miss Charlotta s lei Room be Issued during the nomination and \. i lyings Point process The Sanibel Community Church constructed in 1917, is one of seven Sanibel s Historical Prcserva " please see page 2A landmarks recently nominated ,lo the isl/md s historical register -^ Museum finally approved; July ceremony set By Dawn Grodaky the bridge w&j'd cost Staff Writer The museum ste off Sanibtl CaptKa Road The Bailey M-nthews Shell Museum uas is is located in the Interior Wetlands s ied Its developmei t permit Tuesday ind Conservation Districl where fill for ground balking ceremonies are scheduled for drlvewajs Is prohibited except for single fa£> Jul> 7 c ^ ily homes u >r^ Actor Klymond Burr and his business \ numl cr tA lt'f-npts to cinn^r'ho's s i partner producer Robert Bcucvidc^ vail it d irdb failed ind projCLt iiu, ^ s L iii i ! nd the ceremony Bolh nvn art fi t rrir- stead recently wstWrxu. tnc nVst ip i i r btrs of the shell nmsuim s bo ir 1 o ir istits IfOI iul a r boro ir\ c 3 Hi-Mrm n of the°f md £ Sc v. tl the orii. nal plars (cr j]n\ n J d^Ue ^ct tvie.tniiseuni\^lll he constn i|ti Museum tdimnl^fr Uor lit tin r Rtji 1 Vs \o one N iiigr> disappom tti rcsc i r r Khy ct id public oriented ev ert Is (!n d ar> of'hose things Eve^rneJb r ^!>1? c! n! d Tor \avi nber a Unit when, a I irj cr o ^et going We wanted (o do tl e nftht ih [ *, number of snj powers vjtfle <> i t'ie is! m 1 nd fitl o\tr the roaJbktcks in hi mu*-i i>.pr further details ngirdlng ciiht ceiemonv ti lions nimtur possible Ix-Ls. ct n vvi [i it have yet to be annotinrcd ld said The shell museum project h is been In the A rendering of the Bailey MfltUCjra Museum o i=ITTr museum should be open to the p iT>J c in works for six ye us and regarding the long Julvori993 she adn*ed though noted not all awalled development permit Reynolds sild scheduled for\o\cmbfrof l'JDl ind April and Thire Is no question ill board members ind the exlilblts will be completed bj thai lin^c Ma> ofthisjear she noted The 33 planned exhibits include she'ls of bteering committee members arc extremely Tlu permit was postponed niotnlj because enthusiastic about starting and ha\e been the projects developers tried to build an ac ganibel and Capttva —known JS the third oes* chomping at the bit for about three months ' cess driveway fnste id of (ht required pilirij shelling beaches in the world shells of Previous ground breaking certmonlcs^Aert. bridge when they discovered how muth morr * please soe page 2A Police request help apprehending island robber By MaiyJeanne McAvard her in a cho*c hold again Stajf Writer When she iskcd wh> he was dofng this the Sanibel police have asked fur public Irlp in suspect Ilegcdh, replied Mikes paying me a apprehending in unknoun mile whom thej 'ot of monev to O this Job ^ beliivc-His m\ohc1 in iht eailv Apil The susnect tnen p it the worrm in s in tsl^r burfiiir> of i West Guif Drive slnglt fiinfK t ttifj )n< closet anl ok1 her Tin! oc I * p r i'lncr and the robi t*\ ti a 76 \i u oil u n ^ n ii within K home 1 oilce found bo 1) phone* ,111 } t sr \ 11. -ding tr pol'ri reports i Hun Su ia ln r l d from Itn irj icks lut left in the bom > riKnilif! April i in Is an I \ a nan IVJVL Detectives are Investigate sevrral kads 1 I (V find fti unknown rn in s i idnuj in Inr fun this time and released the coii(>dsue skttch ll> ronin " tnd description of the suspect if fuflnc tin ir The woman lotieul te'evKions and \\d a n sfile rtcordcts tnt] bien imuvid from tlie* rhe suspect Is rirscrlbcd is 1 HIspaji e. ntik home When she confronUd theQinkno«n in his lite 20b to carlv. 30s five foot stven m 11 polite reports indfc ite he acted surjjrLsLd inches to five foot nine Inches tall with black ind iskcduhit she was doing tn re I -lir brown cya He does not ha\e i bcird or \t that Koiiil the suspect put tin uonnn in a I1 isldche cho! i hold and led h^r to a bedroom where 1 c At the time of the incident the suspect wore a white shirt tnd~black pan's directed her to He down r He covered her head with rlothrs am' Another man U'IO assisted the suspect Is r 'tn ti mo her i nkn iu.ii \, rpiMr (orairai - also sought However pollrc have nit released ti tl\ aisc in the hon L to LrliiL. 1 it i thf \ a dcscriplion'bf this s^sj3ect I s purse \A ads Include mmprous serviee worktrs ind contractor r"Iated persinnil who na\e he isp et rcwu 1 i sinji avtir jnt of 1 i i f \ £roi i the ,) ir i 1 s!u ! the v n in ftKfti tht v t ma 1 estimates abwl \\ i JI_S 1 r lier j( AL r» u line up IIHJ she n quested in the we kspr i shelj hiu le ! iiutlnve • pi* as-e, sot pjj^t. 1 \ Police have tlib composite sketea of the suspect f i i t jttttl-\ ihcsusjtct c t [set ^HISTORIC ——~ :, - ' ; !i Planning commissioners had no choice but To be considered for trie register. the land i! •frompage 1A _ - ; to approve their nominations because^the development code dictates the site must have vj Concerns were raised by; the owners of four only criteria they can use ^elates to the prop: historical, architectural., geographical_orar> n of those seven nominations.- crty's historic value. .: ; n : " - ^" chaeologlcal importance. '-?. .-: ";-•'..; ~. Preservation Committee Chairman Sam Since the land development code.requlres I ••- -Commission counsel Beverly Grady said ^ Bailey said his group's goat is to preserve and commissioners could not vote "no" now and < irestore as much of Sanlbel as possible,. r vote "yes" after jenovatlons,_wcre complete. *.- The committee has no intent to cause any- Incentives to owners whHse property is put ^.hardships to the property owners, he added, on the register and the specifics of such a des- 5 noting that once named, only the cxtcriorof a ,--lgnaUon are soon "going to be considered by . =, building is subject (o the added restrictions. '^the city council/.. u '%-v/' : :. 3 Out the Sanibel Community Church nnd the Proposed Incentives include; recognition a Jj~ Shore Haven house have current development for the owners, such as giving them old pho- r plans, which'the nomination brought to a ' tographs and a plaque; conveniences, such as 3 halt. "-'•• :-..••'• "••'?•••-.._• 17 - applying special development processes. _ £ Additionally, if finalized, the sites can un- " _:" Representing Ihe community church. Ruih1 5 tlergo no exterior alterations or construction Rcik told cbmrnis'sloncrspTWe believe our past **- and cannot be relocated or demolished.with: proted,Ion and safekeeping of this building- out special permission. • .-•;• l dcmonstrale our sincere .design for Its preser- Additionally, lt^emains unclear as to how Q The Community House was built hi 1928? vation. Our reason for not w:intfng the build- " the replacement of specific items, in case of expediency for nominations instigated by Ihc ing included in your official listing is directed loss or damage, would be regulated. city —so the owners know exactly what the si- : to our total campus redevelopment...Tht'pre- tuation is as soon as possible— there Is no sent sanctuary will remain as It Is externally, • -leeway for continuances. :; ^ "/ only the Interior will change;..We" believe the - When commissioners voted Tuesday, a "no": permitting process for Phase HI of our build-- "'vote would have rfieant the landmark was not.. Ing program will be far simpler If we are not historic and no one,- not even, the owners, listed In your historical register a\ this lime." . would dispute that fact.: ;! • Reik said If she was in the commissioners" , Commissioners were/ synipathetlc abut" position, she too would have to vole yes and : could only agree there Is a flaw in the_iprocess. called ths process a Cffich-22. -' ;> ", sd- *•' Hunuiiel. whose hobse Is on IMrd Lane,1 said he did not think it fair to be told what he can do with his property, for which, he pays taxes of $10,000 a year.