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SANIBEL PUBLIC LIBRARY Every week we mail to every home and business on Sanibel and Captiva, subscribers throughout the United BULK RATE States, and... U.S. POSTAGE Danny Devito PAID Los Angeles, CA PERMIT #18 SANIBEL, FL Postal Patron VOL. 4, NO. 41 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS, FLORIDA APRIL 11, 1997 APRIL SUNRISE/SUNSET: 11 7:09 19:50 12 7:08 19:50 13 7:0719:51 14 7:06 19:51 15 7:05 19:52 16 7:04 19:52 17 7:03 19:52 Chip Black would promise Textured Art Of Concrete for the complete area of parking. Preservation "That exceeds my expectations," approved Chairman Dick Downes, not- Old Schoolhouse; ing that he was "leading the charge" against asphalt and plain, old concrete Commissioners for excused Commissioner Louise Johnson. Nail Down Bank That paved the way, so to speak, for By Fran Nuelle other compromises, such as 90 per- cent native vegetation instead of 100 ur applications—certificate of percent, with Downes noting the latter ppropriateness, two variances, as a "severe standard," Also, place- Ronclitional use and development ment of markers denoting history of permits—were necessary if the "Old 1 the school? No problem for St. Cyr, School for Black Children' could not Black and Sanibel Attorney Tim Murty; only be preserved but transformed into they could be placed wherever, and First Independence Bank. including on posts to drive-throughs. So Planning Commissioners' work Outside paint of white with green was cut out for them on Tuesday but trim was favored by most with the help particularly of Sanibel Commissioners, but Commissioner Architect Joe St. Cyr, it got it nailed John Veenschoten wanted to eliminate down within an hour. (St. Cyr revealed the roof over the entry because it had his advanced degree in architecture just not existed as he remembered the happens to be in the area of school- building in 1929. Producing a photo- llOUSGS.) graph from 1964, which resident Betty The architect, told earlier to provide Anholt had unearthed, Veenschoten specific site plans, came prepared not asked again for the pure design. only with these but renderings of St. Cyr said, "This would not be Historical Preservation Committee functional for the specific purpose (year building cum bank on site. He also pre- round bank customers) as water drains sented an alternative to the usual unre- down directly onto the deck. So there solvablc shell versus asphalt argument is the problem of public safety..." with his proposal for Textured Concrete. Commissioners Downes, Steve Mullins and Edie Slayton said they "This Textured Concrete would be a would "go with Joe." shell-type aggregate," he explained. Commissioner Veenschoten asked. "It's not unlike river rock but you can "Those front windows?" walk on it in high heels." St. Cyr would preserve windows as Moreover, he and bank president is, but if rotted, would provide replace- Continued on page 4 Jones at 1898 Woodring Road, the . Sea Grasses State, at least, didn't interfere. (An earlier new dock for a neighbor Interfere about a year ago got hung up on required elevation to five feet when New Math Sanibel regulations for elevation are two feet less.) And Old Docks Garcia's replacement for Jones' pre- 1 turns out the word "reasonable" is sent dock, now non-conforming in the just another of those words that Land Development Code, would have doesn't easily lend itself to numbers been 87 feet—or is that 84 feet (length 1 of present dock)? It would have boat lift crunching, especially as it applies to boat docks and their extensions beyond at left of walkway and two mooring pil- Cecilia, Sylvia, and Julia Leal attended the Bird f^J ings. sea grasses. House Building class at SCCF Nature Center last But in the instance of a replacement Or in Planning Department analysis, to an existing dock in the Bay Beach "The 4-foot by 33-foot terminal plat- Friday. The class instructor was Sis Ketcher, form of the proposed dock with boat Zone by Charlie Garcia of Florida More photos page 11. Marine Construction for Dorothy L. Continued on page 5 Page 2 Island Sun - April 11, 1997 Island Sun - April 11, 1997 Page 3 Summary of Tropical Activity to nity to answer many questions about Restoration Contributions Seven Day Weather Forecast j San-Cap Weather History strike Florida from 1990 through the weather on Sanibel and Captiva. by Jim Clarke, Chief Meteorologist, WBBH-TV 1996: Named Tropical Systems to hit People have stopped me in the store, ocal contractor John by Jim Blocker Florida = 10. or the Post Office, or at the Marina I Date Temperature Rain Wind Gulf Date Highsmith raises the April High Low Precipitation Hurricanes 4 (Andrew, Allison, Erin enjoy answering your questions. I had a rm "volunteerism" April Low High (Chances) (Knots) Temp and Opal) nice call last week from someone who 1 78 60 to a new level with his 11 66 86 30% SE 10-15 76 0 Major Hurricanes 2 (Andrew and talked to my wife, but I didn't get her contributions to the Opal) name. Thank you for your comments 12 68 88 20% S10 76 2 83 64 0 restoration of buildings at Frequency by month: June -1; July wherever you are! Also, I had a lady Sanibel's Historical Village 13 70 87 20% 3 84 SW 10-15 77 65 0 - 1; August - 4; September - 0; "scold" me for an article that I had and Museum. 14 71 83 40% SW/N15 77 4 87 65 0 October - 1; November - 1. written last year naming a man in New Not only does he lend York as holding the record for being 15 63 81 — NE 10-15 77 5 87 Maybe Dr. Gray's hurricane fore- his expertise and advice to 69 0 casts are worth noting. Now's a good hit by lighting 5 times which I said was 16 63 85 20% E/NE 10-15 78 the crew of amateur 6 87 70 0 time to check your hurricane shutters the most ever. She informed me that a restorers who perform 17 65 88 20% E/SE 10/15 78 forest ranger had been hit by lightning 87 74 and plywood supplies. Dig out a "hurri- remarkable feats with vin- cane" check list. There are some things 7 different times and he lived to tell his tage structures, readying you can do now at your leisure rather tale. And, 1 stand corrected. She was them to take their places than wait until "storm warning" flags right. But, I would call both of them didn't take me long to check the were confined to the east coast, espe- on the village campus, but Hurricane Season Outlook are hoisted. Make it simple, it doesn't "human lightning rods" and I don't recently Highsmith pro- storms that have hit Florida in the 90's; cially the Ft. Lauderdale area; the think I would stand next to either them here's what the list is to date: hurt to be ready. vided a workforce of by Jim Blocker conservative in his predictions the last storm briefly became hurricane in during a thunderstorm!^ 1990 Tropical Storm Marco Atlantic) A special note: I've had the opportu- seven to raise and install two years. trusses on the new pack- r. William Gray of Colorado (October: direct hit on Sanibel, but a 1995 Hurricane Allison (June: Does Dr. Gray think Florida will get ing houses storage build- issues a "hurricane outlook" for weak storm, sustained winds 45 mph, Category 1 storm hit Panhandle) the Atlantic Basin each year and hit by a hurricane this year? He never ing currently under con- D identifies a specific state. He simply gusts to 70 mph 4 inches of rain) Hurricane Erin (August: Category 1 at ish. When is this system coming? A updates it if certain worldwide indica- Chamber struction. indicates that a variety of atmospheric 1991 None Vero Beach, Cat. 2 briefly as it hit good question without a precise tors change. This year he believes Panhandle after crossing the state) answer, but the general answer is soon. John Veenschoten who there will be eleven (11) "named" tropi- and oceanic indicators suggest that the 1992 Hurricane Andrew (August: Perspective heads up the restoration 1997 Hurricane Season will be slightly Category 4 storm with catastrophic Tropical Storm Jerry (August: Weak The "D.O.T." is already running a con- cal systems in bodies of water that tropical storm brought extremely heavy test to "name the transponder" to give crew comprised of a A silhouetted John Highsmith checks truss work he busier than normal. However, I vividly devastation at Homestead and south- by Dlan Eddy, Chairwoman affect us; he predicts seven (7) wilE rains to Sanibel, 17 inches in 2 days) you an idea in which stage of the tran- dozen Sanibellites retired arranged to have donated to new construction at become hurricanes (winds greater than remember Dr. Gray being interviewed ern Dade County; only 60 mph winds Hurricane Opal (October: sition we are now. Your Chamber has from all walks of life is Sanibel's Historical Village 74 mph) and that three (3) will become in 1990 and he stated that hurricane on Sanibel and minimal damage) The Considerable damage when it hit the been kept informed and involved by the unstinting in his praise for major category HI storms (winds 111 activity would pick up during this 1993 None Transponders Panhandle as a Category 3 storm after arc coming.... D.O.T.