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If- B28 \ May 14, 1976 ISLAND REPORTER • . • • i • • . • • • . .... - i. •# • • ' ' - "•'.'•'• • ' • " ' ' ' • ' mm* Regional eoimcil votes approval of Sanibel landplan sS^^^nrono?? ""T0118 ionaW°l vaPlanninl yesgt sCounci l *sr£KS!=«Shannon said later that state officials were pleased^ with mandate—^.^Jd by state law. The city council is not require^d to proposed comprehensive approvaland usle planyesterda. y of examinedthe propose. d plan, labelling it one of the best they have follow the recommendations of the review agencies, but Since 1885 land use plan. examined. they must reply to the recommendations before the plan is fdojseda SWFRPC staff report that The Lee County Planning Commission met last night to adopted. issue their recommendations. The commission asked the ^^ « effort city council last week to reassess the economic impact of Next Monday the city council begins a month of hearings 11K.C tins at ( Ufli/LuTV Q the plan after they heard a presentation from the on the proposed plan. The council will meet at the Casa Concerned Property Owners of Sanibel, Inc. Ybel Resort on Gulf Drive to read the comments from the —.~.~w~.* «~2:t Mayor Porter. Goss reported Tuesday that he had talked review agencies, and to air a 47 item list of problem areas "There's No Place Uko Home" til. Planning Director Sam with a member of the commission, and "it appears that the in the proposed plan. * '. jd on phone conversations - - only area of concern is the economic impact of the plan;" he The ordinances that will transform the plan into law will --— '-"• ' " said. also be read. The county, regional and state review of the plan is The council is aiming to take a vote on adoption of the plan at their June 29 meeting. island REPO VOL. 3 NO. 28 SERV.NO SAMBEfCAPTIVA AND THE FROM ESTERO BAY TO BOCA GRANDE PASS 2 SECTIONS 56 PAGES May 21, 1976 20c Tides lap at condo seawalls; resort owner seeks sandbags Sanibel motels and. condomin- walls. Managers of most beach- iums have long boasted that they front condominiums, however, are "on the Gulf." were unconcerned by the tide: :;w '•'-::: ' ^\i-: • -^; "f'-V'^'ffiVsftfeS'iB^^ '\'.;1-:.V-- But a few resorts were very "It did no harm to the seawall nearly in the Gulf last weekend as and it looked beautiful," com- unusually high tides battered mented Sundial manager Pierre seawalls and sprayed the footings Lenders. "The guests enjoyed it; of some uncompleted condomin- it was an exciting change." ium projects. The tide had an even more isaiiiiitiiil^^ dramatic affect at Blind Pass, According to the National where currents swamped one low Weather Service, strong souther- lying home and flooded the lawns ly winds and a full moon combined of several beach cottages. In its to raise the high tide mark almost wake, the tide left the Blind Pass two feet above the mean high tide beach strewn with driftwood and level. Reaching its peak at about debris. 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, the tide One Blind Pass resort owner nearly surpassed the high tides called the Sanibel Police and later that hit the islands last Septem- requested sandbags. Extraordinary high ber when hurricane Eloise struck Panama City. According to Sanibel Police --—-*tides• *"&&<="tugged at beach-«»' veucn- Chief John Butler, the sandbags front seawalls, and en- Along portions of Sanibel's Gulf were never needed. "The officer ticed gutsy surfers. coast, the beach virtually disap- who answered the call determined peared as guests. looked on in that the tide was going out," said It's sure to happen every Spring astonishment from protective sea- Butler. 1 ... we always have some mer- It chandise that we have to move regardless of former selling cost or selling prices. This time we Conditional nod given to interval ownership condo expansion are selling all of these at a The Sanibel City Council granted ap- frjiction of their cost. Every one handed to the council at the meeting. proval Tuesday for developer Keith Trow- saying that he agrees not to build more Captiva Road substation. The new trans- is an outstanding value. All sold bridge to add 16 units to the Sanibel Beach • a drainage plan that will accommodate than 31 units on the 6^27 acre parcel will be a five year level storm must be approved formers will triple the capacity of the as is ... with no extra charge for Club, his interval ownership condominium made part ofthe record. The proposed land substation. project. by city building officials before a construc- use plan would allow Trowbridge to build a delivery and at our usual easy tion permit is issued. The drainage plan The existing equipment cannot handle The approval was granted subject to five maximum of 31 units on the tract, which peak electricity loads imposed during terms. can not direct run-off onto the Gulf beach; borders the Nerita Street beach access. conditions suggested by Councilman Ver- • the placement of one of the four the month of July. Last year two outages rion MacKenzie: The hearing was marked by little of the occurred on the island because of the buildings that will be constructed must be controversy that has surrounded discus- •Trowbridge must file a copy of the altered to allow more distance between it overload. - . project's condominium association docu- sions of the time sharing concept of A Lee County Co-op official said he and the DNR setback line; <. condominium ownership. Sanibel Beach ment with the city. The document was • an affidavit signed by Trowbridge expects" the new transformers to be Club is the first condominium on Sanibel to operational by July 1. adopt the concept, although South Seas A seven man Water Conservation Com- Plantation is planning a similar project. mittee was created by the council Tuesday. "I have heard a lot of criticism of the five The committee will monitor the demand on units per acre density allocation in the the city's water resources, and make plan," commented Councilman Zee Bulter. recommendations on ways to economize isr "But interval ownership is a way for water use. ^s developers to live with the density." The members of the committee who Councilman Charles LeBuff was the only were appointed Tuesday include Marty HAY TY member of the council to vote against the Holtz, Larry Snell, Frank Butler, Arthur petition. He attributed his vote to "uncer- Wyckoff, Robert Dugger, Dr. Ingalls tainties in the motion." -Simmons, and George Campbell. The council declined to review Trow- . A resolution notifying the Lee County bridge's proposal to construct an artificial Commission of the council's opposition to dune near the beach because of uncertainties in DNR setback regulations. > Robert' Troutman's proposed Estuaries M*TH development near Fort Myers Beach was Trowbridge was urged to present the proposal plan when the uncertainties have * approved by the council. been answered. The County Commission is scheduled to consider Troutman's proposal next Tues- NOW AT HAVERTY'S, THREE WAY CONVENIENCE!! The council also approved a plan to erect another single story building in. the day. Periwinkle Place shopping center, next to In other action the council: master charge i City Hall. I ' • approved a request by Mr. and Mrs. HAVERTY'S REVOLVING CHARGE- US! Peter Bertram to construct two single Robert Taylor.president of Mariner Pro- family homes across from their Beach- perties, the firm managing the complex, comber Cottages; N • was asked to plant a vegetation buffer • approved a request by John Kontinos Existing four units at Sanibel Beach Club will be joined by 16around the new building, and to extend to expand the Grog Shop liquor store in the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ more. A total of 31 units are allowed under the proposed land use internal fire walls to the ceiling. Island Shopping Center. plan. ' ^êJêe County Electrical Cooperative • approved a request by Florence and •'••i*C''ii:.->r>isîi''"'iffi'A:«^'v."lf received^ permission from the council to ;Joseph Higgins to build a home in install news transformers at their Sanibel- Poinciana Circle Subdivision. A2 >May 21, 1976 ISLAND REPORTER ISLAND REPORTER May 21, 1976 A3 Gouncil rejects bid to freeze plan take courses The Ideal Store for the The Sanibel City Council has rejected a request to halt be substantially reduced or eliminated because of the court . Sanibel firemen have been busy taking Fire Prevention Inspection course given at action on the proposed comprehensive land use plan until challenge. Unusual and Beautifully 1 courses that could save lives and property the State Fire College in Ocala. Mathews the effects of a suit challenging the Causeway bonding "More particularly, what dq you offer to substantiate on the islands. —-received instruction on conducting effective Groin battle costs $8,000. program have been studied. '/..'• your feelings that 'the planners have relied so heavily on Chief Allen Nave, Captain Jake Math- fire prevention inspections, recognizing Decorative Accent Pieces In a letter to the Council, Carol Quillinan, president of the sale of the Causeway bonds and the Causeway ewsj Administrative Assistant Phil Ver- hazards, and identifying potential jfire Captiva Preservation, Inc. officials are the Concerned Property Owners of Sanibel, Inc. said that revenues,'" stated Goss. dung, William Hennessey, <Kenny Perkins, situations. ;•'•• Zambpanga estimating that it will cost them $8,000 to action on the plan should cease until WMRT planners can Meanwhile, the city's Finance Committee has called for and Marty Holtz of the Captiva fire squad The department plans to begin ,.fire_ study the effects of a city budget and capital improvements engineering costs estimates for a list of capital recently completed cardiopulmonary resus- prevention inspections of residential and Furnishings prepare for the June 3 hearing on a improvements planned on the island.

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