Interviews Continue This Week for Next Sanibel Police Chief
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Island map and visitors information 22A Lows FEATURES: HOUPAY EVENTS: EVERY WEEK: in the Pirate Playhouse?; 'Tis the season "Classifieds ... 15B 50s Past, present to keep busy Police beat.... 12A 2A and future... J^ the Islands... 1C Shelling tips.,, 9B 1961-1987 Still first after 26 years. VOL. 26, NO. 50 TUESDAY, DEC. 15,1987 THREE SECTIONS, 68 PAGES 50 CENTS Interviews continue this week for next Sanibel police chief The process should be completed and a new chief named next week By BARBARA BRUNDAGE On Thursday the committee will meet Donald Story, Islander staff writer negotiate with the top man. chief of police in Matteson, 111., and Loyd Smith, Fair- Price said he hopes to announce the final choice by fax, Va., police chief. the first of next week. One of seven veteran police officers being interview- Richard Plager of Miami Beach, a captain in the In the meantime, Price said, the Sanibel Police ed this week will be named Sanibel's new chief of Metro-Dade Department of Public Safety, will meet police. Department is running smoothly under the aegis of the committee Friday morning. William Willis of Chief Bill Trefny, who was appointed to the post when The interviewing process was begun last Friday, Phoenix, Ariz., a division commander in the Arizona John Butler resigned last July. when City Manager Gary Price and the 11-member Department of Public Safety, will be the final inter- Citizens Selection Committee talked with the first two After a new chief is named, Trefny will serve as viewee Friday afternoon. deputy chief until his scheduled retirement in March. candidates. Franklin Young is currently police chief Price said as soon as the process is complete he will Price said he hopes to have the new chief on board of St. Charles, Mo.; Paul Harlow is a commander in begin a "quick but thorough" background check of all by mid-January in order to take advantage of Trefny's the Department of Public Safety in Glencoe, 111. seven applicants. experience during the transition. Monday the committee 'was scheduled to interview The committee will evaluate and rank the can- Ben Blake, retired chief of police in Aurora, Colo. didates on the basis of the interviews, and Price will Coastal engineering firm will come up with plan to protect Captiva Road By SUZETTE BEIGEL Islander staff writer Negotiations are underway between the Lee County Department of Transportation and George F. Young, Inc. coastal engineering firm to solve the erosion pro- blem in front of 'Tween Waters Inn on Captiva. DOT officials met with the engineers last Thursday to discuss a plan the firm will develop to preserve the Captiva road and shoreline. • In late October, a 75-foot section of the road collaps- ed. DOT made temporary repairs to patch the road un- Please see CAPTIVA ROAD, page 8A Giving Thanks Island ministers last week gave thanks for the Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, George money raised for the Fort Myers Rescue Mission at Schaefer of the Fort Myers Rescue Mission, Pastor City administration the first-ever Island Thanksgiving Eve ecumenical Jamie Stilson of Church of the Islands, and Mon- service. signor Robert Schlefen and Deacon George Patton Seated at the table (left to right) are: Dr. Ralph of St. Isabel Catholic Church. discusses Sanibel's future Oennison of the Sanibel Community Church, the The ministers presented Schaefer a check for Rev. Dick Stein of the Sanibel Congregational $1,200 raised at the Thanksgiving service. Photo by with 100 COTI members United Church of Christ, Father Bill Dodd of St. Ricki Kosakow Cooper. By SCOTT MARTELL Islander staff writer SPD patrol car headlights shine this week "Build-out," and most everything else in Sanibel's future, is in the hands of Island citizens. INDEX With approximately 1,845 potential building sites to raise public awareness about drunk driving still available on Sanibel, and with massive growth in Bridge 12C By CINDY CHALMERS The SPD wants to heighten the Southwest Florida sure to add pressures for expan- 15A Islander editor public's awareness of Drunk and Drug- ding that number, the Sanibel of today very well might Cityside ged Driving Awareness Week, Dec. not be the Sanibel of tomorrow — unless Islanders con- Classifieds 16B Sanibel police officers aren't being 13-19. The week has been proclaimed so tinue to stay involved and "hold the line." Fishing tips 8B absent-minded this week. They're driv- in many areas of Lee County; Sanibel's That was the message from three city officials last Pigskin picks 10B ing their patrol cars with the headlights mayor has signed a proclamation to Thursday night at the 13th annual meeting of the Com- Portrait 10A on — even during the daylight — for a Please see COTI, page 21A Sports shorts 7B purpose. Please see DIM, page 21A L "This Week On the Islands" lists meetings and pro- meeting of the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club. Business grams scheduled during the next seven days on Sanibel meeting and auction will begin at 8 p.m. Visitors and Captiva. Items for the calendar should be kept brief THIS WEEK welcome. Call 466-0726 for reservations. 3- and should be typed and submitted no later than noon Friday for inclusion in the next Tuesday's paper. ON THE • 7 P.M., Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation • 55 Details about many of the following activities are "Dark Trek" guided tour along the SCCF's nature trails > reported throughout the paper. ISLANDS o Tuesday, Dec. 15,1987 after dark. $2 for non-members, free for members. Call m 2A Holiday programs are listed separately in a special 472-2533 to register. 3J Island Shorts column on page 1B this week. • 7:30 P.M., Sanibel Community Association • c Jean Denyes, 472-0303, for information. CD TUESDAY, DEC. 15 "Duplicate Bridge" under the direction of Jean Scott. CO Q. • 9 A.M., Sanibel City Hall Regular City Council' • 10 A.M. to 4 P.M., Island Historical Museum - Open to 0) meeting. the public free of charge, next to Sanibel City Hall. •8 P.M., Pirate Playhouse - Opening night of O CD "•/anities." Call 472-0006 for ticket information. O WEATHER CD • NOON, St. Isabel's Catholic Church - "Friendly • 1:30 P.M., Sanibel Community Association - • Also at 8 P.M., The Fitness Forum • A Christmas party 3 WATCH Faces" luncheon. Call Judy or John Weinzettle, "Duplicate Bridge" under the direction of Sterling to donate food for the needy through the Salvation Ar- or 472-3877, for information about this and future lun- Bassett. my. Each can of food brought in is worth one raffle cheon meetings for the Islands' residents who are ticket for dinner for two. Everyone welcome. Ol Mostly sunny skies with highs in the lower housebound or who otherwise might not have the op- • 7:30 P.M., Sanibel-Captiva American Legion Post 123 - oo 80's are predicted for the early part of the week. portunity to socialize on a regular basis. Transportation Bingo with $100 jackpot. Scattered showers are expected Wednesday can be provided. with the weather cooling off to highs in the 70's PERMITS AND DEEDS and lows in the 50's for the remainnder of the WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 FRIDAY, DEC. 18 week. • 7:30 A.M., Putting Pelican restaurant • Regular • 7:30 A.M., the Coconut Grove restaurant • Regular Last week's weather as recorded at the meeting of the Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club. Visitors breakfast meeting of the Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club. Building permits for construction projects were issued by Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce was as welcome. Visitors welcome. the city of Sanibel during the week ending Dec. 11,1987 to: follows: John Filchak, 686 Emenl Court, for a pool by Coletta Pools for $7,600 • 10 A.M. to NOON, Sanibel Community Association - Michigan Homes, 1230 Par View Drive, for a single- HIGH LOW RAIN family residence by Michigan Homes for $181,725 Current events discussion group moderated by Bob Michigan Homes, 1246 Par View Drive, for a single- Monday, Dec. 7 76 57 .00 Maurer. For information call 472-2155. SATURDAY, DEC. 19 family resdience by Michigan Homes for $181,725 Tuesday, Dec. 8 77 61 .00 BTS Development (The Reef), 3215 West Gulf Drive, for • 1:30 P.M., Visitor Center at the J.N. "Ding" Darling an LP Tank by Petrolane for $300 Wednesday, Dec. 9 79 62 .11 • 1 P.M., Sanibel Community Association - "Bridge for, National Wildlife Refuge - "Farming with Nature," a Mike Murphey, 9277 Dlmmick Road, for a LP Tank and Thursday, Dec. 10 78 73 .00 piping by A-1 Gas for $150 Fun" under the direction of Roger Dickinson. i free film telling the story of a remarkable 79-year-old Friday, Dec. 11 77 63 .00 Naumann-Rhonehouse (Colony), 439 Bella Vista Way, Missouri farmer who restored fertility to a worn-out number three, for a pool, spa and deck by Hydro-Spa of SW Saturday, Dec. 12 77 53 .00 Florida for $10,000. • 6:30 P.M., Sanibel Community Association • Regular' prairie farm. JoAnn Drane, 6104 Henderson Road, for a lower level Sunday, Dec. 13 77 55 .00 meeting of the Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club. Visitors! enclosure by the owner for $1,200. A check of temperatures in early December welcome. Frank Jeffrey, 666 Durlon Court, for an addition by Com- • 10 A.M. to 4 P.M., Island Historical Museum • Open er and Moore for $17,500 last year shows that this year's weather was a Thanks, Coconut Grove Also at 6:30 p.m., regular meeting of the Sanibel-j free to the public, next to Sanibel City Hall.