Sanctuary sign Inspired artist page 2A pageiC SEPTEMBER 20, 1996 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 38 3 SECTIONS, 32 PAGES ORTER Fast food restaurants banned 'mm. By Mark S. Krzos News Editor The Sanibel City Council put the brakes on restau- rants Tuesday, banning future fast food, chain and formula establishments from the city. "What we set out to do is eliminate fast food from our island," City Council member Bob Davison said. "It will achieve the objective council set out to do— preserve the island's ambiance." Larry Thompson led the charge against the ordi- nance. Under the law's original wording, his Lazy Flamingo restaurants would have become non-con- forming. "The way the ordinance has been changed and adopted, the Lazy Flamingo only meets one of the specifications for formula food-—the similar name," Thompson said, adding he was pleased with some of the final language. Although the long-debated ordinance drew praise from its supporters and even from some opponents, the unintended consequences of the ordinance are already beginning to surface. Thompson issued a warning to council saying that he believes that by excluding grocery stores from the definition of eating place, a fast food franchise would be allowed to open a restaurant inside a grocery store such as the McDonald's inside the Wal-Mart in Fort Under the new ordinance, restaurants like Dairy Queen would not be permitted to rebuild in •please see page 9 A the event of a devastating hurricane. Other new fast food or formula restaurants will not be allowed on the island at all. '96-'97 tax rate holds steady As cable fees City employees get 5.2 percent raise go up,so may By Mark S. Krzos told me they would accept what exceeded the rolled^back rate by News Editor they got last year," Mayor Bob 15.8 percent. After deleting or deferring vari- Janes said. "I just can't say enough During the meeting of Sept. 7, the number ous expenditures totaling about the quality of service the council members chopped $706,733 in order to meet the city get with both Bob and Gary." $706,733 from the tentative bud- rolled-back tax rate of 2.1182 When the Sanibel budgeting get to achieve the rolled-back rate of channels mills, the Sanibel City Council process,began in July, the TRIM of 2.1182 mills. unanimously approved the 1996- (Truth In Millage) notice of 2.5 "For the past five years, the 1997 fiscal year budget. mills was an 18 percent increase adopted millage rate has been at or By Mark S. Krzos Additionally, council also over the rolled-back rate. below the rolled-back rate," Price News Editor approved a 5.2 percent pay City Finance Director Renee said^"This means Sanibel has held Although islanders may see an increase in increase for city employees. Lynch and her staff continued to the line or reduced taxes for the cable TV rates, 500 channels may soon be on the However both City Manager Gary review and fine-tune the budget past five years." way. Price and City Attorney Bob Pritt during the month of August and Price said to make a compari- Ken Fuchs, district manager of Colony agreed to "hold the line" on their presented council with a tentative son of the city's operating budget, Cablevision, told City Council Tuesday that the salaries for the coming year. budget in September with a mil- rate increase (about 10 cents) is in line vyith the "They [Price and Pritt] have lage rate of 2.4538 which still •please see page 2A Federal Communication Commission's guide- lines and the 1992 Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act. But City Council candidate Andrew Reding said connection fees for new cable subscribers Volunteers clean coasts tomorrow and reconnection fees are too high and council By Michelle Moran zone and given data collection unteers. It hasn't been enough in should not approve those rates. Staff Writer cards. the past to cover all the areas we Currently cable installation costs $38.97, but The call for volunteers contin- On Captiva, the need is small- want to cover, but we take what as of Oct. 1 installation fees will leap to $55.67. ue as the Sanibel-Captiva er, SCCF Education Director we can get. Few of them are Similarly reconnection fees currently set at Conservation Foundation readies Kristie Anders said the clean up actually Captivans;" $22,79 will jump almost $10 to $32.55/ for the 1996 Coastal Clean Up. has been conducted with 10 to 15 Captivans should report to the Fuchs said the installation rates set for October The foundation needs 60 to 70 volunteers in the past. But she Captiva Memorial Library at will no longer go up and it is the final increase volunteers on Sanibel alone for also said that hasn't been nearly 8:30 a.m. where they will be allowed by law. Fuchs said Colony Cablevision the national cleaning day, as many as is needed. assigned a zone and given mate- offers vacation packages for part-time residents Volunteers should report to the "We can use all the volunteers rials to collect and note debris that will cut expenses fpr reconnection and will foundation at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 21 we can get," she said. "Captiva collected. Wildside Adventures •please see page 2A Vvhere they will be assigned a generates between 10 and 15 vol- •please see page 12A m 2A • SEPTEMBER 20,1996 • ISLAND REPORTER ISLAND REPORTER • SEPTEMBER 20, 1996 Q 3A Islanders.-face, off in Oct.. 27 benefit volleyball Which way to Wulfert? rv a include; By Michelle Moran residents and businesses for pledges to benefit the Teams are registering for the event to d^ Staff Writer United Way. Pledges will be turned in weekly with Gilligan's, Tween Waters Fitness Centei „ Sign showing direction to Sanctuary They are pumped and ready to play. each team vying for weekly prize for the highest Bar and Grill at Tarwinkles, Lazy i ^ Wind, Timbers, Sanibel Fire Department, development gets to stay in place Islanders are prepping themselves for an Oct. 27 pledge amount. Pledge totals and other tournament jKei volleyball tournament to benefit the United Way of information will be posted at SunTrust Bank. Sanibel, The Bubble Room, Jerry's of Lee County, training six-man teams and collecting Prizes and plaques will also be awarded at the Mucky Duck and Sanibel Properties. For rf* Tiffrnv By Mark S. Krzos 1 identify the project for its workers. At pledges for the cause. tournament for the first and second place team, the mation on the tournament contact Mary 1311^ ' " News Editor that time, council gave permission to During an planning session Sept. 5 at Gilligan's first and second place pledge team and the top two at 472-8200. For the third time in less than a year use the signs until the project's golf Restaurant, United Way of Lee County president individual money raisers. representatives of the Sanctuary at course was completed. In July 1994, Clifford W. Smith passed out pledge sheets and rules Wulfert Point petitioned the Sanibel the signs were taken down. Two to the restaurant and resort workers, athletes, fire- City Council to allow the installation of months later, Council approved another fighters and community leaders participating in the a temporary directional sign pointing extension on the signs, this time for one pledge drive. the way to the development. year only. The following year, another The games will be played at the Sanibel IWA announces temporary water shut— John Naumann, on behalf of the extension request for the sign was Community Center on Periwinkle Way where two Dnve Sanctuary, said construction trucks and made to council, but this time council sand courts will be constructed especially for the Water to the East End of Lane, Ferry Road and Ferry Yachtsman and East Gulf - This will affect PeriwinM*-- Way, even residents who live there frequent- members decided the signs were up tournament. The courts are expected to remain as per- Sanibel along Periwinkle Way Landing, Skiff Place, Captains ly miss the turn into the residential long enough and the request was manent structures for community use. from North and South Yachtsman Walk, Schooner Place, Lagoon North and South yachtsman, Lighthouse Way, Sat>»l Street, community. denied. Construction trucks and residents reportedly keep missing the turn There will be two divisions—avid and recreational •to the lighthouse will be off Drive, Sabal Street, Morm'ngside, "Honest to God, we even have resi- Then, earlier this year, the to Wulfert Road, which heads into the Sanctuary development. between midnight and 4 a.m. and Las Tiendes, East Gulf Drive Lagoon Drive, Skiff Place, players—playing in three hours of round robin play. Captains Walk, and Mornf ngside, dents that miss the road," Naumann Sanctuary's Paul Scoggins requested Pairings will be randomly selected with play begin- Tuesday, Sept, 24. will not be affected. on private property "but none were directions are better than theirs." The Island Water Association said. "We've even had trucks come all the signs be posted once more. But politically, practically or financially ning at 11:30 a.m. A family outing is being organized The affected streets are North •Between midnight and 4 a.m. the way back to my office on Despite whose directions are good regrets any inconvenience caused council members determined the signs viable." and whose are not, council members around the event as the first annual All Island and South : Yachtsman, Thursday, Sept.