151 iiilyfilinnsPil RECYCLING Weather Watch 3A Permits m7A 2 CLOTHES Community Maggie's WITH STYLE ND Calendar 3A Memories 2B -dUM Public Forum 20A Arts 7B «, • — 10A - 1B Well Being 25A Casting Around 12B Agenda 28A Reel Tales 13B JANUARY 12, 1989 VOLUME 17 island NUMBER 9 2 SECTIONS, 60 PAGES REPORTER SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA, FLORIDA Bigger may not mean better, say critics of larger homes By Steve Cason point if there is a problem, or if we ou hear it just about every- have tc address it." where: the island is changing Under the city's current land Y Drive down some island development code, the size of a roads and you're apt to forget house is limited by three basic fac- you're on Sanibel. tors: minimum setback distances; "Look, dear, a plantation." lot coverage; and height restric- "Wow! I bet that cost over a tions. million dollars." The theory was that small homes "That one there reminds me of would be built on small lots and big homes built on big lots. That was the theory. "It's not that the ground coverage is any more," said city There have been expressions manager Gary Price. "The problem of concern on the island is with the way they are being about the very large homes. I built." don't know at this point if Some homes are massive, with there is a problem, or if we two and even three storeys abut- have to address it — plan- ting the setback line, thus making ning commissioner Louise the homes loom even larger. Johnson. With a supposedly limited number of buildable lots and the price for a slice of paradise conti- nuing to spiral upward, more and Palm Beach." more smaller lots — some with Above: examples of some of the larger-homes built on Sanibel recently. "What about that one?" homes already on them — are be- "It looks like the summer home in Maine, don't you think?" Is there such a thing as Sanibel style? "Such a nice variety of architec- By Steve Cason Today, you're more apt to see a ture." The days of the old type property on Sanibel described as . "And they're all so big." humb through any real estate beach cottages are over... guide and you'll quickly dis- being luxurious, when only a year People are starting to point Sanibel is becoming more of ago lush was the copy-writer's fingers when they talk, blaming so- Tcover there's no single style a permanent residence place, of architecture that truly reflects favorite adjective. and-so for building something they and it's younger — Bill A recent ad for one home don't like, or they feel is incom- Sanibel. Rhonehouse, builder. There's an old wood frame house begins: "Is it Palm Beach? No. It's patible with the neighborhoods or a new look for Sanibel." The ac- "island ambiance." on one page; a Georgian-style man- companying photograph showed a The issue was briefly discussed sion on another. There's stilted old neo-Mediterranean style estate at a planning commission meeting ing bought, the old homes razed Florida style houses with tin roofs home with a white barrel tile roof, last month. "There have been ex- and new, much grander houses and lots of lattice and contem- French doors, and a finely pressions of concern on the island erected in their place. porary split-level models that look sculpted, palm-shrouded lawn. about the very large homes," said The Sanibel of Tomorrow, here like something out of "Miami Along with the boom in bigger commission board member Louise today. Vice." There's even Parthenon- style. • please see page 9A Johnson. "I don't know at this • please see page 8A CROW veterinarian Dr. Marc Elie, right, and Couple wants to make animal rehabditator Mike Weingart change bandages on a young amends for injured raccoon raccoon that was By Steve Cason of surgery last Thursday morning. injured on a tree ffidavits are being taken in "The degree of injury is severe," said imbedded with fish the case of a raccoon that was CROW veterinarian Dr. Marc Elie. hooks. Surgery will be A snared in a bizarre fish hook He said it would probably be two or performed on the trap on Captiva last week, and the three weeks before the raccoon's raccoon's paws and information will be turned over to wounds would start to heal. chest to close the deep the state attorney's office for The Fredericks have offered to wounds today. / possible prosecution. pay the cost of rehabilitating the The couple accused of setting the raccoon. hooks, Bernard "Bud" and Lois The raccoon sustained a total of Fredericks, of Laika Lane, have seven wounds, including two half- admitted they were wrong in taking dollar size lacerations to its chest such extreme action and hope after it was caught in a hook- others can learn from their studded tree in the Fredericks' yard. mistakes. The Fredericks, who also The approximately seven-month- maintain a home in Connecticut, old female raccoon, found last said the fish hooks were installed to Wednesday hanging upside down prevent the raccoons from climbing from a branch with three fish hooks up the trees and getting into thei r in its back feet, is in guarded v house. "We just honestly thought ' condition at Care and Rehabilitation they might get pricked or of Wildlife. something," said Bud Fredericks. I The animal required 90 minutes • please see page 15A &# • TOM RECTOR'S Thursday, Jan. 12 O> the island eye DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 1:& p.m. Sanibel WEATHER Community Center, donation at door. community > ABWA: Membership meeting, 5:30 p.m. dinner, z half an hour. WATCH Putting Pelican Restaurant calendar c The skeleton is a ANTARTICA: Slide show, 8 p.m. Sanibel recreation of an in- Community Center, sponsored by San-Cap dian burial ground. Audubon Society. DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 7:30 p.m., Sanibel _i The bones are from CD an indian woman who Friday, Jan. 13 Community Center. 00 High Low Rain SHELL CLUB: 8 p.m., Sanibel Elementary CD is believed to have REFUGE TRIP: 9 a.rru, Sanibei-Captiva Audubon D been about 50 years Wednesday, Jan. 4 72 63 0 Society. Meet at refugfe parking lot. School, mollusk and fossil communities of old when she died Thursday, Jan. 5 72 51 0 BACKGAMMON: 1-4 p.m.. Class begins, South Florida to be discussed. 55 some 300 years ago. Friday, Jan. 6 75 53 0 registration necessary, Sanibel Community Tuesday, Jan. 17 Saturday, Jan. 7 77 55 0 Center. z Said Dormer of the TUESDAY AT THE CENTER: 2-3 p.m., Dr. Martin o rearranged display: Sunday, Jan. 8 79 61 0 AARP: 1:30 p.m., discussion of new Monday, Jan. 9 81 56 0 Price, on under-utilized plants and world 30 "It does look a lot bet- catastrophic health bill; Sanibel Community hunger, at SCCF, free. „, m ter."D Tuesday, Jan. 10 80 57 0 -o Readings are taken at 4pm daily Center. BINGO: 7:30 p.m., Sanibel Community Center. O COURTESY OF THE SANIBEL CAPTIVA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ART SHOW: 7-9 p.m.. Center for the Arts, Wednesday, Jan. 18 30 — Instructor Barbara Kingman, 30, takes a break from boardsailing Surgeon works m ere is a confirmation for all of you that Dunlop Raod, 25th anniversary juried show. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: 10 a.m., everyone 30 Same crowds, tourist spot," she add- when he saw the to save have been saying "summers are getting Sunday, Jan. 15 welcome. different ed. skeleton of an indian injured heron Hhotter." They have been. In adding up POT LUCK SUPPER: 5;30>ro., Captiva BRIDGE FOR FUN: 1 p.m., $2 donation, Sanibel Charlotte Webb, woman on display at the records from 1988 there seems to be an Community Center, bring one dish to serve 6-8 Community Center. places 21, was persuaded to the Island Historial For the surgeon in obvious message here- people, cash bar. SELF-DEFENSE FOR WOMEN: 7-9 p.m., Nineteen physical try her skills at sailing Museum. The North Keds tennis shoes, High temperature records set 25 Sanibel Recreation Center. education students despite an apparent Carolina doctor fish hooks are a has- Low temperature records set 3 Monday, Jan. 16 from the College of desire to get a tan in- discovered the boner sle. Considering the recent holiday warm period it EXERCISE FOR OVER 55:9*10 am., $5 fee, , Thursday, Jan. 19 FISH ANNUAL MEETING: 3 p.m., St. Isabel's. William and Mary stead of getting wet. two weeks ago while Dr. Marc Elie, CROW ueterinarian Dr. Marc Elie, left, and would appear as though this winter will break Sanibel Community Center! The aversion to sail- SCCFOPEN HOUSE: 9:30 a.m., tours, Volunteers invited. brought their sail- he was touring the DVM, has performed intern Miguel Queuedo stitch a suture. few, if any, cold records. boards and free spirits ing was not shared by museum. two operations on THE LOOK AHEAD. Continued sunny, warm refreshments. COASTING FLORIDA'S COAST: 8 p.m., Slide presentation, discussion, Sanibel Community • to Sanibel Causeway Ryan Erington, 19, It seems when the shorebirds brought to were required to seal Elie was neutral and dry with daytime highes in the 80s... over- DRIFTWOOD WORKSHOP: 10a.m.-3 p.m., during the past week, who eagerly sailed skeleton was Care and Rehabilita- the incision. night lows in the 60s... no rain expected... tur- expert and amateur shetlc/afters welcome,' ^ Center, presented by Sanibel-Captiva Audubon about the heron's Society.