A2 March 16,1979 Island Reporter Conamittee to measure housing needs By Susie Holly transients, but for people who live and work here," Johnson IN BRIEF said../' ••'..••• • / v :•••.'•• Though few would deny a need exists for moderate cost . "I am" absolutely convinced there are responsible, Bailey's raid set housing on Sanibel, the level of that need has not been intelligent and very creative people on the island who are determined. That determination will be the first task of the not paid enough to live on this resort island,'' Councilman Next Monday some lucky ticket holder city's recently-appointed committee on moderate cost Butler said. <••' '.' will win the chance to spend five minutes housing. * Councilman Bailey pointed out, "We have got to get alone in Bailey's Store throwing anything In its first meeting last Friday, the committee of Zee across to people we are not creating a haven for hippies or a and everything into a grocery cart, and it's Butler, Francis Bailey, Warren Hyde, Louise Johnson, slum. I have heard nothing but opposition in the past three all for free. The Sanibel-Captiva Lions Carlton Simmons, Dick Workman and Ray Fenton agreed to weeks. They say put it in the Iona area, not here." Club is sponsoring the "Cram a Cart" appoint a task force which will administer a questionnaire to The committee agreed an education task-.force may be find out who needs what in terms of affordable housing. necessary, but did not yet appoint one. •' . : contest, and club-members are selling "What we want is almost a count of who needs the housing," The committee asked Hyde to investigate- the type of tickets for a dollar each or six for five Simmons Pointed out-. organization — foundation or authority •- which will oversee dollars. The winner will be chosen on Johson will head the task force. a housing project; Simmons was assigned the task of finding Monday, and on Wednesday evening at Committee members also decided that an educational and receiving information from other communities in the about 8:30 p.m. he or she will embark on program is needed to overcome the resistance of many area-which have initiated moderat cost housing projects. the five minute free shopping spree. All island residents who fear moderate cost housing will lower property values on the island. "We need to get rid of Councilman Butler was chosen chairman and Hyde was proceeds from the ticket sales go to Lions preconceived notions and fears," Councilman Butler said. made vjce-chairman of the committee. Members agreed to sight conservation projects. "People feel threatened by having a little house or a big meet once a week. They were scheduled to meet today at project next to them. We must convince them this is not for Taylor on housing panel 8:30 a.m. Bob Taylor, President of Mariner Pro- perties, has been selected by Senator Lawton Chiles to serve on a statewide Sheriffs deputy crashes on committee to recommend ways of re- A Lee County Sheriffs Deputy who was ducing the cost of housing. The committee riding a police motorcycle escaped serious will make recommendations to Senator injury Tuesday morning when his motor- Chiles on changes in programs and cycle crashed into the side of a car in front of - regulations at both federal and state the Harbor House Restaurant on Sanibel. levels, which can reduce the cost of Deputy Allen Wilcher was.enroute to a developing land and housing. plane crash on Sanibel when the accident occured. Heavy traffic on Periwinkle forced Wilcher to drive down the center of the road Murder warrant issued heading west, according to Sanibel Police. Sanibel Police last week issued an A car also heading west- stopped to let warrant for Allen Jeffrey Rhodes, 24 of Arland Simpson of Sanibel. out of the restaurant- parking lot. Simpson pulled into 1741 Cypress Drive, Pine Manor, in Fort the street just as Wilcher drove by, and the Myers. Rhodes is charged with the first motorcycle rammed the car." degree murder of his wife, Shirley Pond Rhodes 19, whose badly decomposed body An eyewitness said she saw Wilcher fly washed up on a Sanibel beach last over the motorcycle and land in the road. A Monday. Mrs. Rhodes had been beaten to doctor who,was in his car nearby examined death. A news report about the discovery Wilcher while police summoned a helicopter Couple skirt Sheriffs torcycle involved ambulance. of the body and. a description of a ring ,fri accident on Peril Way Tuesday Wilcher was taken to Fort Myers Com- found on the body led to identification of - morning. The deputy enrputetoa plane h Club airstrip. munity Hospital where he was treated for * the body and the subsequent warrant for crash at the Island Bi bruises and released. No charges were Rhodes. Police said Rhodes was last seen placed against Simpson. in the area shortly after the body was discovered but he apparently fled soon after. Nuckolls asks for views REAR OF BAILEY' STORE State Representative Paul Nuckolls, island SANIBEL ISLAND District 91, is asking voters to complete a ISLAND Editorial Officos (813) 472.1388 Business Offices (813) 472-1587 472-1701 14 item questionnaire concerning issues 472-2192 that will come before the state Legislature CINEMA this year. Copies of the questionnaire are available at offices of First Federal Banks Editor? Don Whiteheod Managing Edlton Mark Twombly including the Sanibel office in the Island Business Manager: Fred Valtin Advertising Ma.nagen Fred Williams Shopping Center. The last day for com- Director of Design-Production: Mark Williams pleting the poll is Monday, March 26. 1977 Published every Friday at 2075 Periwin- kle Way. Sanibel Island. Florida .33957. Second class postage paid at Sanibel Island weather Island. Florida. Publication No. USPS This report is based on records kept at the 813-580. 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Thursday, March 8 76 56 00 Friday, March 9 78 62 00 Saturday, March 10 79 60 00 Sunday, March 11 No reading Monday, March 12 78 56 Trace Tuesday, March 13 80 53 00 Wednesday, March 14 81 62 00 OF THREE TRIP* Sanibel River ' This week Wildlife Refuge • Buck Key Binoculars provided Agenda .... .. .6-A call 472-5218 for Business & real estate ............. 26-A Reservations-Information Church calendar... 32-B Classifieds.........\ ., «.;..... 1-C Crossword puzzle — .........10-C Editorial..... ..36\A Letters .37-A Library .............. .18-B Sports & outdoors .. • • •'•.. 5-B Things to do ....33-B Friday - Thursddy AAdrch 16 - 22 Tide chart ....;. ......4-B 7:15 & 9:00 Weather .....'."..-. v... <.. 2-A :••••• SPECIAL FEATURE Wave' Time capsule .1-B Starts Friday, March 23 China watching ...., 14-B SU MOVM ftYMOPUS IN "THMOS TO BO" JU March IS, 1979 Island Reporter § Island Reporter March 16,1979 A5 Plan problems identified • I-- of the Fire Code, an ordinance be adopted town meeting # from .3-A ;'... -, ''/,•• ,• - •.'"'...-;"" • •"• : . requiring review of development permit, suggested that the city keep an up-to-date ^applications by the Fire District, and the By Bradley Fray are buying interval ownership— they've Taylor's firm has been operating interval record of institutions and dubs listed in the equipment capabilities of the fire depart- gotten a real snow job from developers. I ownership at South Seas Plantation resort plan. The city manager has indicated he will ment be determined and related to existing - Lively'* pro and con presentations on don't care' about their economic or educa- on Captiva for about three years. Mariner appoint a staff member to do so. Sanibel development, '.j';. •; . .• interval ownership by Sanibel councilman tional levels. My concern is that the city is recently has instituted the concept at Casa • Setbacks -- The city attorney has • Outside lighting -- The committee Zee Butler and interval developer Robert not getting its fair share of the money.**- Ybel Beach and Sport Resort on Sanibel. prepared amendments clarifying that set- recommended that the plan be amended to Taylor highlighted a trio of topics covered Citing statistical data from, county tax Reacting to rumor that interval owners backs are to be measured from the center say that outside lighting be shielded so as during Wednesday night's town meeting, rolls and local interval firm Captran, Inc., "are not the kind of people we want on line of the right-of-way. In addition, not to fall on any other property or create a sponsored by Committee of the Islands. Butler said the units on Sanibel currently Sanibel," Taylor advised the audience that Planning Director Bruce Rogers suggested traffic hazard. v : " ' >'" V". ; Butler, who has voiced concern abput the are being assessed at 25 percent of their .. some interval owners might be among . that the committee investigate revising • House moving - The plan does not deal concept that allows the purchase of blocks of market-value. Tha^compares unfavorably,. them. "There may be one next to you. It's •§&. setback requirements imposing a sliding with this subject. The committee recom- time in specific condominium units, told the she said, with the 60-75 percent usually hard to tell - they look like the rest of us." scale tied to building height. Higher mended a review to determine what, if any,, group of about 200 that her main objection assessed on other types of island dwellings. Taylor then outlined what he termed as buildings would require bigger setbacks restrictions the city should place\m moving is in wnat she sees as unfair tax assess- Of Sanibel Beach Club, a Captran interval "positive features" associated with interval under such a scale.