County Coastal Management Plan Adopted Amid Criticism
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ut the islands 00/00/0 0 WILES AVF SU CAPTTVA FL 1961-1989 Still first on Sanibel 1 and Captiva VOL. 28, NO. 6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1989 TWO SECTIONS, 60 PAGES 50 CENTS County coastal management plan i F adopted amid criticism I By Steve Ruediger V Islander staff writer shall not be permitted on barrier and 1 coastal islands if critical evacuation t The conservation and coastal route capacity would be exceeded. management element of the Lee Coun- -a county resource management ty Comprehensive Plan was approved plan for natural upland and wetland last Tuesday by the Lee County Com- habitats is to be developed by 1991. mission amid criticism from develop- -Any planting of Brazilian pepper, ment oriented groups that it went too melaleuca, or Australian pine is far and conservation oriented groups prohibited. that it did not go far enough. -The county is to access the impact .Representatives of Sanibel's Com- of all new development on hurricane mittee of the Islands told commis- evacuation times, sioners more needed to be done to -"New or replacement bridges on reduce density along evacuation routes evacuation routes spanning major or for the islands. marked navigable waterways shall not Kate Gooderham, a representative of be drawbridges except where a high South Seas Plantation, wanted the span cannot physically be coastal construction control lines no constructed." longer considered a line of prohibition -Construction of vehicular access to, and paved roads or marinas on, for construction. She also asked that .•j-i 4- t4 4 • , i . r , undeveloped barrier islands shall be < i » • ? < i f * ? ** 1 I ' ' buildback of seawalls be allowed if -- . -, •--» i. -S»* • •• »5• 4'f) ->{ iI.J negative impacts can be mitigated. prohibited. i 4 i 4- -"Lee County shall protect and con- M-W-; i The only intensive discussion among 4,i-i *• commissioners came over two policy serve the following environmentally alternatives regarding bridges to sensitive coastal areas: wetlands, estuaries, mangrove stands, « 1 undeveloped barrier islands. One *1Mur t 1 r would have forbidden all new bridges. undeveloped barrier islands, beach and The other only allowed them "where dune systems, aquatic preserves and 44 needed to achieve evacuation wildlife refuges, undeveloped tidal clearance time objectives on adjoining creeks and inlets, critical wildlife :|f{.fti.'.Jfinir. •H I islands connected by existing bridges." habitats, benthic communities, and marine grass beds." The latter alternative was adopted. 1 Among policies included in the plan, -Prepare beach renourishment plans which sets general county policy for for the south end of Captiva and other areas. future years, are: FtRIQAN -Undeveloped barrier islands are to The above is just a sampling of items be maintained in their natural state. in the coastal element adopted last -A county land acquisition policy for week. The county is also working on U.S. victory in Sanibel Sonesta Davis Cup land in environmentally critical areas land use, traffic circulation, communi- is to be developed. ty facilities, capital expenditures, The United States Davis Cup Team now advances to the second round of -After the revision of coastal con- historic preservation, and other com- play by virtue of its stunning two-day performance, last weekend, over the struction control lines, county policy prehensive plan elements. visiting Paraguayan Team. Above, doubles victor Ken Flach of the U.S. toward them will be reevaluated. This plan will replace the plan Partner Robert Seguso is behind him. -Rezonings to allow higher density adopted in 1984. Capacity crowd hear Jet Ski proposal Rabid raccoon question still unsettled By Steve Ruediger By Steve Ruediger mission's service delivery commit- Islander staff writer rabid raccoons* on Sanibel. Islander Staff Writer tee, was told by Commissioner Ray But Lee County Animal Control are T The hand of a two and a half year old now not sure. When confronted with * <. / <' * *' Judsuv ' * statements by others that there has A new Jet Ski ordinance <s¥ould, ' The proposed ordinance will pro-*, Sanibel girl was bitten last Wednesday l never been a documented case of ban^-their use invthe\back t&yir; bably. be ready within about two by the family dog, which appeared to (Pine Island, Sound^ Estero Bajr,~ be showing signs of canine distemper. rabies on Sanibel,-the animal control weeks,,said Commissioner John employee changed her previous state- /Roosevelt Channel), set designated "Manning, the' other committee " The dog had been bitten on Jan. 4 by a non-residential areas for their use v raccoon on Sanibel. ment that 'it could have had rabies" to member. "I'm not sure about that now." off the Gulf beaches,' and provide < The meeting had to be moved Compounding the distress of the - strong enforcement of new and ex-. mother, Carolyn Hennessy of West Gulf Both Care and Rehabilitation of from a small hearing room to the" Wildlife and Lee County Humane Socie- isting regulations. ~\ - main commission meeting room Drive, she was told raccoons on Sanibel This will be the proposal recom- have rabies when she called Lee Coun- ty Executive Director Barbara Snow, because of. the large crowd. who is in charge of animal control, mended to the full county commis-^ Testimony was heard from op- ty Animal Control. The same employee sion, a crowd of some 50 Captivans— ponents of Jet - Skis- and from, of animal control told a reporter who at yesterday's meeting of the com- operators of Jet Ski businesses. called last Thursday that there were Please see RABID, page 4A Raising roads not part of Or. Le Clair Bissell addresses chemical dependency 3" Lgrg Blind Pass plan among professionals , a 55 r- > By Steve Ruedlger By Ann Travelstead Z today's city council meeting. Well, ear- Islander staff writer o tle electric car and we started talking volunteer laborers when Christo was Islander staff writer m ly this morning, they had to don their about how wonderful it was. No gas. No executing the wrapped-in-pink islands 3D rarely-viewed suits and ties and pose * * * exhaust. No parking problem. No oil in Miami. She even saved her paycheck Raising of the approaches to the new Blind Pass Five years after librarian LeClair Bissell decid- for the official Sanibel City Council changes. No tune-ups. Not much of bridge is a good idea but starting construction should c from the venture, a check for $1, for ed to attack her drinking problem/she enrolled in o photograph. It wouldn't do to have anything to do except plug it hi at night not be delayed to include it now, Harry Glaze, ad- en working from sun-up to 2 a.m. in and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Colum- ,.-• • •-* .<•,-•:•••:.. shirtsleeves and sweats in the and take advantage of off-peak power. out of the bay. Obviously a labor of ministrative director of the Lee County Department of D. archives. bia University. In the intervening 35 sober years, a> It goes about 50 miles on a single love. Transportation and Engineering told a breakfast Dr. Bissell haff devoted her time and passion to the charge. It travels along at 35 miles per meeting last Thursday sponsored by the Sanibel- "study of alcohol and addiction as related to groups 3" hour (that is the speed limit here, in Captiva Chamber of Commerce. 'Tween Waters Inn ex Paul and Nancy Farrell are drinking • • • of professional people. She has published five ma- c a lot of Evian water from France these case anyone has forgotten). It seems If a sporty grey car passes you with a provided a free breakfast for the meeting. jor; books (Number 6 is. in theiworks.) and hun- O) days. Daughter Maryanne has been ideally suited to our ecology and life distinguished woman talking to herself Glaze said he would ask the Lee County Commission dreds of scientific papers on the" dependency pro- .3 style. Why, then, aren't there more to budget money for next year to raise the approaches. named marketing manager for the im- in what sounds like Russian, relax. It is blems of nurses, doctors, attorneys, CO electric cars as second cars? Strange He said the engineering requirements have not yet 00 porters of the bottled natural spring not a visiting diplomat, but Charlotte psychologists, social- workers and other I CO water from the French Alps. that you should ask: From The Islander Heimann practicing with a tape been studied but that the road would probably have to professionals.* . * * , »* Maryanne, who loves all water sports, of 10 years ago: "Is there a future for recorder for the reading of "A Walk in be raised for about a half mile on each side of the • The scholarly books are textbook pure. An ex- plans to visit her parents on Sanibel electric vehicles for popular mass use? the Woods," which she and Marsha bridge. ception is "The Cat Who Drank Too Much," a little next month. Right now, the former col- There is certainly a need for them if we Wagner, under Frank's direction, are A higher road would require purchasing land beside allegory about an appealing' cat named lege gymnast is settling into her new wish to have cleaner air and less noise presenting later this month at Pirate the road, which Glaze said could cause some problems Willbughby Who went astray. Willoughby, job in Greenwich, Connecticut. pollution. One may foresee a city on an Playhouse. When these three perfec- on the Sanibel side. photographed in black and white, manages to look island in a wide, blue sea with electric Oh! You Beautiful Doll! tionists get together, you can expect The county transportation chief said the temporary hungover, passed out and pitiful.