**:iy<Sr***S57~ CAR-RT SORT **ROOJ The island's i-'-9,-,OOO 1003486 THU OOuOOO newspaper "-RftWiBEL LIBRARY of record 77C DUNL.OP RD PI 33957 Two crests!! Page 11 Week of November 20-26,2003 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA, FLORIDA VOLUME 30, NUMBER 46, 28 PAGES 75 CENTS Bailey's gets new look, new managers Convenience is definitely the idea become rotten," said Sam Bailey. "We're behind the improvements to the store, over 100 years old and we're still growing according to general manager Jessica everyday. We want to make things more Burke. Prompted by the results of an in- convenient for our customers and more store survey, it was decided that the store pleasing. We're very pleased with our needed more take-out meals. progress and hope the island customers will be too." On Dec. 13, customers will be able to "We're over 100 years old sample some of the new goodies during and we're still growing The Taste of Bailey's. "Its going to be a wine and food tast- everyday." — Sam Bailey ing holiday celebration," Burke said. "Each department throughout the store will offer samples." Customers may also have noticed From open to close, customers can some new faces around Bailey's. Since now enjoy roasted chicken and ribs as the summer, three major changes to the well as fresh salads, sandwiches, soups, management staff have been made as quiche and spaghetti pie. As the menu well. and take-out area expands, Burke said, Although he is a familiar face around pizza and an express check-out will be the store, Joe Frusciante was promoted to added. meat manager. This six-year veteran of "It will be easier for people to get in Bailey's has more than 25 years experi- and out quickly," Burke said. Especially ence as a butcher. Pleasing the customer, when it gets busy." Fusciante said, is most important to him Bailey's also opened its new gourmet and his department. Michael Pistella photo cheese and wine section this week. The "We're able to do it more here, where New goodies availible for lunch at Bailey's. new addition offers customers cheese and bigger.stores cannot," Fusciante said. wine from all over the world. Specialty Though new to the store, Bailey's new By Donna T. Schuman an old Sanibel favorite. meats and pate will also be offered, Burke grocery manager Jeff DeBono is no Staff writer In an effort to serve its customers bet- said. ter, Bailey's General Store has undergone '"Naturally once you quit growing, you See BAILEY'S Things are changing tor the better at some in-store improvements. page 3 found themselves split down the With mayor absent, middle on all three issues Council multiple 2-2 votes prompting them for discussion Ordinance gets at later meetings. Harrity and Donna T. Schuman Jennings on one side and Staff writer Workman and Walsh on the final, OK from deadlocks .other. The theme for Tuesday's City Perhaps the most important Council meeting seemed to be resolution on the agenda called City Council on trio of opposition. for a referendum to be held on When it came to three resolu- March 9. In hopes of putting an Resorts happy, some residents not tions regarding the Causeway, end to the debate of what type Causeway council agreed to disagree — on of bridge Sanibel really wants, Donna T. Schuman everything. With Mayor Steve Councilman Dick Walsh pro- Staff writer Brown excused from the second See CAUSEWAY. issues half of the meeting, the council page 2 The City of Sanibel and the resort community have finally established a beach equipment ordinance that they all can live .. .. with. v/ Council (We can) point out to the voted unani- resorts when its in their • ENVIRONMENT page 13 Bridge aesthetics Sympson knows iDocents do mously in favor best interest not to clutter • REALESTATE page 14 ; Mayor, planning director,; Cardboard plants? ' - up the beach with stuff that :former coincilman good Fertilizer use? Leaf • LOOKING BACK page 9 i express concerns ; problems? Ask the expert • use and storage is not being used/' — Give tours, dress up like of beach equip- • OPINION... page 7 I it's the Jazz Age Councilman Dick Walsh l —Seepage 3; ; —See page 111 ment in the • BUSINESS page 6 resort housing •• —See page 5 • district. • DATELINE page 12 Throughout the hearings with the Planning • TV LISTINGS page 18 See BEACH • CLASSIFIEDS page 22 page 3 • Design. • Installation ® MaintaHce • Tree Work 3889 Sariibel Captiva Rd, Phone: 239-472^1370 Sanibel Island, PL 33957 28 YEARS BEAUTIFYING SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLAND REPORTER • Week of November 20-26, 2003 Q 3 2 Q Week of November 20-26, 2003 • ISLAND REPORTER CITY • COUNTY • STATE Rogers: City doesn't want 'projecting Work towards CAUSEWAY From page 1 bayou culvert ornaments'on Causeway's new spans Donna T. Schuman the committee," Rogers continues to work with the coun- Rogers also suggested integrating the posed the referendum at the Nov. 4 council meeting. The next resolution, proposed at the Nov. 4 meeting Staff writer Brown said. ty on a plan for the touchdown areas at city shared-use path system with access The referendum would also question residents on their dealt with the city's endorsement of retaining the spoi continues Former bridge C of the Causeway. The area to Bayview Park and span C without preference in retaining the spoil islands. islands. At the joint meeting with the county and As the Causeway construction project Councilman Rogers plans to work on with the county having to turn around. Rogers also sug- During the discussion, council members and the Sanibel, Robb Jess, refuge manager at J.N. "Ding" By Amy Fleming Andrew Reding extends to the intersection of Periwinkle progresses, the city and county continue gested the transition for bicyclists com- public suggested potential ad-ons to the referendum. Darling National Wildlife Refuge told the governing Staff writer to examine ways to make the landscap- agreed with the Way and Causeway Road. However, those suggestions posed an even bigger bodies that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service changed ing of the bridges and touch-down areas mayor's com- During a meeting with the county's ing off the bridge should be smooth. problem — how to word the questions. their position on the retention of the islands due to the The design phase of the culvert to link Clam Bayou to more appealing for residents and visitors ments. landscaping consultants, URS Corp., In the near future, URS will also be Councilwoman Judy Workman suggested the ques- change in bridge design from rehabilitating the draw- Dinkin's Bayou continues, with a plan to install two five- to the islands. "Why spend a Rogers made sev- conducting a traffic study on Periwinkle tion be phrased to reflect the County Commissioner's bridge to constructing a fixed-span bridge. foot square culverts with a 30-foot channel under Sanibel- However, the county has also solicit- lot of money on eral suggestions Way and Causeway Boulevard to deter- current decision on the bridge instead of a vague ref- Captiva Road. The design will be submitted to an engi- During the discussion, members of council and the ed the help of both Sanibel and Captiva those kinds of regarding what mine the turning movements for the erence to the fixed-span bridge. public suggested that reference to the Causeway'; neering firm for model runs to be sure the dimensions are Sanibel wants in residents as well as county landscaping frills," Reding vehicles on those roads. City Attorney Ken Cuyler advised council to word possible rehabilitation be mentioned in the resolution suitable, and to arrive at the optimal configuration for the planners and anyone else for that matter said. "The terms of a plan Reding "We want to participate in that and we the question specifically to what they want to learn However, Councilman Jim Jennings felt that by culverts. Too small an opening would cause water to move to assist with the. new bridge aesthetics. majority of peo- for the areas from the referendum. adding too much to the ordinance, the meaning would too fast, while too large could lead to silting in of the cul- According to Paul 'Wingard, deputy ple on the islands around the are ready to participate," Rogers said. "1 would encourage you to have this written exact- be lost. Councilwoman Judy Workman suggested the vert. According to Natural Resources Director Rob Loflin, director for Lee County Department of would not want this." bridge. Aesthetic issues like designs in the ly the way it should be to get the answer from the motion be tabled until the next meeting. they have not yet decided on which engineering firm will Transportation, a sub-committee of the The first meeting of the committee Although there concrete, lights and guardrails were also electorate that you are looking to get," Cuyler said. review the design. The final resolution dealt with requesting the sup- Lee County Roadway Landscape will be held today at 1:30 p.m. at Private is a hierarchy to discussed. According to Rogers, he told Although Vice Mayor Marty port of Rep. Porter Goss for the retention of the spoil The cost of the project is estimated at $550,000, which projects like this, Advisory Committee is being formed Sky Aviation at the Southwest Florida the architects that Sanibel was not inter- Harrity agreed that the majori- islands and the reconstruction and or rehabilitation of includes the purchase an easement for the channel. Loflin Regional Airport.