Lorida Jr. Duck Amp Winner Sanibel Plan Update
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Last Chance For Car Raffle. Drawing Friday Night. see page 27 >L 11, NO. 42 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA APRIL 23, 2004 PRIL SUNRISE/SUNSET: % 06:57 19:56 # 06:56 19:56 # 06:55 9:57 m 06:55 19:57 #06:54 19:58 2806:53 19:58 29 06:52 19:59 attempt at oil painting. She out-competed lorida Jr. Duck many students five years older than her. ''It was a tough competition this year, but amp Winner Lindsay is a very talented student. It's he Federal Junior Duck Stamp exciting to have such a young winner to conservation and design program represent Florida," said Florida Jr. Duck is soaring high in schools through- Stamp coordinator, Tpni Westland. This is T the youngest winner in recent years. ut Florida. This year, 850 children om 31 Florida schools and home- According to Lindsay's mother, Carolyn, Ichoolers participated in this national Lindsay can identify almost all species of lontest. The Jr. Duck Stamp Contest is waterfowl that visit the Indian River I take off of the annual Federal Duck I agoon where they live. Lindsay's love for stamp competition started by JN 'Ding ill animals is shown in her conservation Darling in 1934. Last year, over 50,00<' i message that accompanied her painting. >tudents from all 50 states learned the Preserving habitat not only protects mportance of wetland environments to vaterfowl, but humanity." waterfowl and other wildlife while partic An awards ceremony will be held to pating in the Jr. Duck Stamp art con- onor all 100 winners from four age cate- est. ories on Sanibel Island at the "Ding'' Autumn Wood Duck is the title of the I )arling National Wildlife Refuge Center 12004 Best of Show winning painting of 'or Education on Saturday, May 15, from the Florida Junior Duck Stamp contest. i to 3 p.m. Winning students will receive The artwork was painted by 13-year-old i bbons and prizes sponsored by the U.S. Lindsay Rowland of Malabar. Florida, anc I ish and Wildlife Service and the "Ding' depicts a wood duck sitting oh the water. ! )arling Wildlife Society. The winning art- /ork will be on display at the refuge cen- Lindsay's painting will compete at the enc Autumn Wood [)uck of April in Washington, DC, at the ter for the entire year. New this year is a National Jr. Duck Stamp contest along- traveling exhibit around the state to other side 50 other state entries. If Lindsay's her art teacher. The first place national Lindsay attends Holy Trinity Episcopal national wildlife refuges, art galleries and £ntry places in the top three at the nation- winner also receives $4,000 cash, and the Academy in Melbourne, Florida. With the Florida State Fair. al level she will earn a free trip to entry is made into a $5 stamp that is sold guidance from her teacher, Nancy The other first place winners in the Washington, DC for herself, a parent, and nationwide at every U.S. Post Office. Corriveau, this was her first serious continued on page 26 makes us unique. People visit. People buy the permitting process. Both bridges Sanibel Plan property. Should we continue to subscribe Causeway Costs were estimated to cost $25 million but to this economic assumption, or choose Janes said that figure could go as high Update reliance on traditional means of competi- Projected To as $40 million given that steel prices -by Carla Brooks Johnston, tion with off-island institutions? have doubled in the past six months to Skyrocket the highest level in 20 years. "'We need -fchair, Sanibel Planning Commission Enormous pressures confront Sanibel. Unprecedented off-island development byj Jim George to proceed quickly (with construction) to his is the year to update the includes 41,000 new residential units, stay ahead of inflation on the project." Sanibel Plan — our comprehen- stores on Summerlin that compete with he causeway war of words contin- Janes said. No estimate has been given Tsive land use plan. It was last island stores, and road designs calculated ued this week as Lee County offi- for the drawbridge increase. DOT offi- reviewed seven years ago. If you care to increase traffic on the island. Can we cials pointed the finger of blame at cials opened bids last week that were .about the value of your property, or of find creative ways to protect our natural thi City of Sanibel and the Save Our Bay much higher than expected. The DOT your business, and if you prefer system economic assets given this situa- group (SOB) for delaying the construction has not yet formally submitted costs to ^anibel's natural environment and small tion? of the new causeway bridges, which they the county commissioners, pending town quality of life to the character of Day trippers and visitors bring some of say has resulted in skyrocketing cost review of the bids. Marco, Fort Myers Beach or Naples, the pressure. Do they help or hurt our inc reases, primarily in steel, gasoline and The cost increases, if they are in the please pay attention. economy? At what point does the level of coicrete. Both the city and SOB have range being described, portend substantial April 27, 9 a.m., at City Hall the human traffic in cars, on beaches and on pe nding lawsuits against the county to increases in tolls. County officials had Planning Commission holds the first of a conservation lands, cause a deterioration step construction of a high span bridge. already determined that the tolls would series of meetings on the Plan update. in Sanibel s unique assets — and in the District 1 Commissioner Bob Janes, probably go up to $3.75 from the current This week's topic is the Plan's economic economic viability of the island? How can Sanibel's representative on the commis- $3 just based on the original cost esti- assumptions. The existing Plan states that we manage this growth? It is hard to sic n, said he was told the increases mates. "Sanibel's economic fortune is directly imagine that paradise could lose its charm; co id approach 80 to 90 percent. The Commissioner John Albion specifically related to the viability of its natural sys- but it happens. Other once attractive des- $21.5 million drawbridge project (Span pointed the finger at Sanibel. Mayor tems." Our beaches, conservation land, tinations are now bypassed. The updated A) is currently held up in litigation by the Marty Harrity dismissed Albion's com- small town atmosphere are protected by Sanibel Plan will be the roadmap for our cifv and SOB and the other two spans ment, saying the cost of raw materials had the Land Development Code stipulating future economy. Which way shall we are in the permitting phase, but the nothing to do with Sanibel. Marie growth policy and vegetation policy based turn? Coast Guard has given the county inter- Gargano, president of SOB, said the on a series of ecological zones and on continued on page 27 im; emergency approval to proceed with county should consider rehabilitating the protection of wildlife corridors. This construction of Spans B and C, pending continued on page 6 Jersey, studied journalism and became a Historical Museum Docents Retire writer and businesswoman. Her connec- Sanibel-Cqptiya tion to Sanibel began in 1965 with vaca- CO tions. In 1979, she and her husband AARP'Ca^PHfe CM j bought a winter home in Gumbo Limbo. (V In 1985, she answered an ad in the local 20 Years Q. papet and became a volunteer docent at < veryone is invited to shar^-in the the museum, which consisted of only the Sanibel-Captiva AARP chapter's Rutland home. In 1989 her husband recognition from the national. CO retired, and they became full-time resi- E Q AARP for 20 years of service to the dents. Jean started the docent newslet- community. There will be a presentation I ter/bulletin for the newly formed Docent of the history of the island AARP, the co Council. She also wrote many publicity .establishment of the organization and articles for the local papers featuring the the efforts of all concerned ip its early history of Sanibel and the families who stages. This special combined; April/May live here. In 2002 she moved to Shell meeting will be on Friday, ApriL 30, at Point. 1:30 p.m., at the Island Senior Center The Docent Council honored Barbara on Library Way off Palm Ridge Road. and Jean April 6 at a docent recognition There will be a "celebration cake" and luncheon for their years of dedicated and the usual refreshments and fellowship enthusiastic service. Visit the Village at after the program. For further informa- 950 Dunlop Road Wednesday through tion, call 395-3372.* V. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or call 472-4648 for more information. Summer Barbara Johnson and Jean Downs hours, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. begin, May 1.* Republican by Alex Werner area. She decided to take a vacation from arbara Johnson and Jean Downs, library work*and signed up for courses in Club Meeting art, drawing, design and interior decora- Free Total ;: who became docents at the he Sanibel-Captiva Republican Sanibel Historical Museum and tion. For the next seven years Barbara B worked for a home decor store before Cholesterol Clubwilfrheet at 7:3S-p.m. Village in ,§985 and servedm many ; returning to the public library. Frequent TWednesday, April ,28 at the capacities, will retire after this season. visits to Sanibel prompted her to move Screening Sanibel Community Center, 2173 .