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Sanibel-Captiva Tides This Information Is Furnished in the Hope Aug The islands' newspaper 3» Firefighters take advan- tage of the station demoli- tion to try new tools. Week of August 5 -11, 2004 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA, FLORIDA VOLUME 31, NUMBER 32 20 PAGES 75 CENTS City Council tightens rules on alligator policy By Kevin Duffy affected by these changes. Staff Writer The city will also request a limited Open Harvest permit from the state to The recent death of a Sanibel resident remove nuisance alligators over four from an alligator attack has prompted feet in length in residential, commercial city officials to change their policy and public lakes and ponds. State trap- regarding the predatory creatures in pers under that scenario will kill the ani- order to mirror that of the state. mals and sell their meat and skin, City Council, by a 5-0 vote, decided according to Natural Resources Director on Tuesday to alter SanibeJ's policy Rob Loflin. City Manager Judie toward '"nuisance" aliigatois to extend Zimomra noted that no Open Harvest to smaller animals. Specifically, alliga- permit has ever been issued on Sanibel. tors no longer have to meet Sanibel's Council's decision came before a eight-feet-or-greater threshold in order gathering of about 150 city residents to be relocated or destroyed. who packed BIG ARTS' Schein Hall. As a result of council's action, the Many paid emotional tributes to Janie city will now relocate alligators that are Melsek, a 54-year-old landscaper who at least four feet in length. Those ani- lost her life July 23 after being attacked mals will be released in conservation by a nearly 12 foot long alligator two areas on the island. II alligators of any days before. size exhibit aggressive tendencies, they "I will miss Janie and I hope 1 will will be destroyed. never have to lose a friend in this way "Nuisance" alligators are '.hose that again," said Gloria Hannan, adding that do not retreat when approached by an alligator swam across the pond where humans and display aggression by Melsek died during a memorial service approaching them. State policy is to last week to snap at a flower that was destroy such animals. Photo by Jenny Burnham tossed on the water's surface in her Sanibel lawmakers on Tuesday decid- Wildlife Committee chair, Vern Frankwicb. addresses City Council meeting at Schein memory. "You can't tell me that the alli- ed that large alligators found in residen- HaH. Also pictured in foreground from left is Natural Resources Director Rob Loflin gators in that pond had not been fed," tial and commercial aieas and areas of and Sanibel Chief of Police William Tomlinson, she said. high pedestrian traffic will aiso be Some Sanibel residents who regarded rss nuisance alligators. E\en and destroyed, :tlihou£h there WM not Vi._e \1avo: Dick Walsh said, complete agicen,^-.;; L.» tins point ..i< AliigiuT-, located in conservation ihose that make raider.,.-, "scei unsafe" See ALLIGATORS will now also be considered a nuisance first. areas — a designation that covers 67 page 3 "That's the pait that bothers :nc," percent of the island — will not be Sanibel Fire & Rescue in temporary quarters By jenny Burnham Staff Writer Firelighters from the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District have taken up temporary quarters on Tarpon Bay Road, across from Bailey's General Store, while awaiting con- struction of a new firehouse. At the temporary site, trucks and olbef equipment are protected by a steel-supported canon-, c '..vtred '••- i'.h vinj! canvas, while \hc lirei'ijihieis ha\c (.jiu.M. • > . r>; auiaccni irailer. F\:e .'.v<'-i R.^siMe o\poc< to occjp- MSJ '-lie I. r ;hoLit J \i - !'ro new stti .i-jjiiiouse %iij pr>.;\id~ d \er.icic --oiage biiys. aNowing lor nz\u:i F\i . o! iir.; •„.;.. :.VJS and ;.•iic!>;enc> \ehiclcs. a-- vv-ll a^ an enier v.-;i(.\ helicopter pad, a fire jnd rescue ::ai;}i;i); i'acilisy. li\in^ <!iiaricr-,. adniinistrative offices, equipinenl aonige. i-:.,J vehicle parking. Although the preseiv. .ucvnr. -cu "o.:, ..->• ::'„•• is -,p.. cious as tlie old FirehcniiO vS'.yii i'- •• -'.;*. .v:';.hcr^ .n. nctjusting. of the Turtle Totals f "'It's a minor incoi:\Oiii!.-nc^ fnr •'. •i ;;u;r!s.i •Hit- Sanibel ' irpon Bay Road. 1 ant; come,"' said Captain Pwpki'i of Sun; c! e ami 4 Season The Fire and Rescue DKtiL-t\ ,:jmin:stiai'\e offices Rjghl: One- ot'the Fire DepaAmcnfli's it*r«iDO«iarv vehicle are at 2340 Periwinkle Way behind (hc Village Shops til shelters on Tarpon Bay Road, False the same telephone number a.s before 472-5525. August 2, 2004 Nests Crawls East End 38 39 West End 149 295 ami n iYC Horns Captiva 65 66 252 400 » LETTERS page 6 Construction Local club heads Machines start delayed questioned • COMMENTARY page 7 to NY Totals this time last year: » DATELINE pag<^ 8 C'onstiuction has been Six members from Sen. Bill Nelson ques- East End 31 83 9 REAL ESTATE page 10 delayed due to bad Sanibel-Captiva club tions the efficac} of West End 162 209 w eather. attend international confer- louch screen machines Captiva 125 98 • Sports page 12 ence in New York Cit\ Totals 318 390 s TV LISTINGS page 13 • POLICE BEAT page 14 See page 2 - - See page 4 See page 7 Hatches to date: • CLASSIFIEDS page 17 East End 6 West End 34 Captiva 27 2 • Week of August 5- 11,2004 LI ISLAND REPORTER Causeway construction start Firefighters get forcible entry training By Jenny Burnham delayed due to weather Staff Writer Professional and volunteer firefighters By Jenny Burnham Monday, August 2, but weather in from the Sanibel Fire Control District Staff Writer Tampa delayed the barge that was to trained in forcible entry techniques on bring the pilings from Tampa to the con- Friday, July 23. Weather conditions have resulted in a struction site. The training took advantage of the slight delay in the start of construction A barge holding the crane that will planned demolishing of Firehouse Station 1, on the replacement of Span B of the drive the pilings is in place at Bent #14, as the firemen practiced on interior and Sanibe! Causeway. Lee County planned the bridge abutment where Island A and exterior doors at the firehouse and on the to begin pile driving operations on Bridge B meet. truck bay doors. Among the techniques the firemen prac- ticed were gapping doors by means of strik- ing and levering, using a hydraulic press to force a door open, and removing door hinges wiih .! K 1200 saw. This saw is used lo gain access io ceilings ami IOOIS and can be used u> eul fhroiigh hinges. Firelighleis also learned hou id make a suct-csslul loiuhle enu\ when .in individual "'n hy Jenny Burnham Sanibel firefighter and paramedic, Bob Chewning, uses the "K12" cut off saw. behind a door has been overcome by smoke or fumes. Directing the training was Chief Bill Gustin of the Miami-Dade Fire District. Chief Gustin travels throughout Florida to train firemen in procedures for obtaining safe entry to locked, bolted, or shuttered buildings. According to Chief Gustin, lire- men in Miami-Dade and New York Ciiy arc among the most experienced in the nation in executing forced entries. Chief Rich Dickerson noted thai forcible f'riuii) u\ -Jenny liuluham entry training on the truck bay doors will be mi ONLY Chief Bili Gustin of the Miami-Dade Fire especially useful for the Sanibel firefighters, dJ District, known as the "Zen Master of who may be cailed upon to gain entry to Forcible Entry" demonstrates the use of homes that have been storm-shuttered for FOOTPRINTS <><!> MEMORIES the cut off saw. hurricane season. You're A Few Short Steps From The Buy One Pair of Shoes Get 2nd Pair at 1/2 Price! 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Signage said that the number of calls to the city placed in rental units, perhaps even in complaining about alligators has the form of refrigerator magnets, was reached 163 for 2003-04, up from 102 also discussed. such calls from 2002-03 and 139 calls in Non-nuisance alligators reaching 2001-02. Seventeen alligators were four feet will be relocated to conserva- relocated and nine were destroyed by tion areas, and state trappers will state trappers during 2003-04, respond to complaints when the alliga- Tomlinson said, with 12 relocated and tor exceeds four feet. Special considera- three destroyed in 2002-03 and 11 relo- tion will be granted to residents who cated and 8 destroyed during 2001-02. complain about smaller alligators being Following the Melsek incident, the a potential threat to their children. city responded to 28 nuisance calls, Jodi Lucker, a resident of Gumbo Tomlinson said. Of those, eight alliga- Limbo, told council she received a scare tors ranging in size from five feet eight recently when an alligator approached inches to almost 12 feet were relocated.
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