I- J Vol. 24, No 15 Three sections, 80 pages Tuesday, April 9,19B5 25 cents Michigan man charged with killing cormorant By Cindy Chalmers The boy; however, told police that although the The large black bird died on A blow to the bead with a PVC pipe left a cor- cormorant aggressively pursued the fish on the end morant dead on a Sanibel beach last week. of the boy's line the bird never touched him or even" the beach after it was struck As a result of the incident, which several stunned came within a foot of him. on the head with a piece of beachgoers witnessed, a Troy, Midi., man has been Two witnesses called police Monday' afternoon, arrested for criminal violation of a state statute that April I, and said they had just seen Coles strike the PVC pipe. prohibits the ' taking of migratory birds " bird on the head and neck with an 16-lnch piece of Richard Coka, 31. told police he was trying to pro- PVC pipe titat had been balding a fishing rod in the bench when they saw the boy pu!i a fish from the tect his 14-year-old stepson from the large black bird sand on the beach near the Caribe resort. that was ','atLacking" the boy. The witnesses said they,were walking along the continued nsgf* 24A Occupational, entertainment licenses for the Fountain restaurant and lounge revoked By Barbara Brundage tion hearing., With no evidence that owners of the "No attempt has been mnde to suppr Fountain re taurant in Tahitian Iy the at} with ttw informal tut re- <Jardens Intend to correct the mynad. quested or to satisfy concerns cxpres- violations in the operation cited by the ed at the March 19 council hearing city and Lee County, the City Council when the Fountain's licenses: were last Tuesday rt-vt*ed the rostaurinrt'fl^ aJSpatttfetf * Price lUild occupational and entertainment" Tlse Lea County Health Depart licences Issued to Larry Brown. merit's suspension of the establish- City Manager Gary Price said he ment's restaurant license i*; Bllli In ef; had received no communication from feet, PritD:taiA, adding.:"My xecom- the principals. He added, their at- mendflllon is to revoke Ofie city torney,1 'JteidJ Wcgryn Martin,' had notified the city she would not be representing the owners iit the revoca- continued page 25A r - Commission says single-family development should remain in the ROGO process By Barbara Brundnge serious delays, the com tion. but multi-family i •*"• Exempting all single mission agreed. builders would receive family home construe At a special meeting only one allocation until tion from Uie Kate of on April 1 the commis every other owner of Growth process is not sioners voted 6-0 to record had received an the way U> remedy.the recommend City Coun allocation. huge . backlog of ap- cil denial of the pr »Any applicant not plicants waiting in line dinance as proposed receiving an allocation for building permits. Commissioner Jerry would compete in the The .Planning Com Muench was absent. next ••Rate:, of' Growth mission came . to this The commissioners period. conclusion last week expre scd fear that • Building ; permits after its 3',4-bour review opening the gates for UD must obtained within GO of a proposed ordinance . controlled single-family days alter an allocation .'that'would- remove all home development is awarded. single-family homes eventually would result Below Market; Rate from the ;R0GO com in an increase in Housing Aould be ex petition after Jan. 1, density. empted from the ROGO I9GC. Below Market The commission process Rate Rousing and niulti recommended a rewrite • Legality of in family applications of the draft ordinance creasing the number of would still be scored on and listed several points new units allowed. per the objective criteria to be considered as year to more than J,BQ and. compete for alternatives to complete should be dctcrm ined by allocations. removal of the single- the city attorney. There are S3 single family category. • Availability of family holdovers from As summarized by utility resources (water, \ ^jj the November and Commission;-, Chairman electric and telephone) March ROGO periods Lcnn: Lorenson,, those should beV investigated that must vie fcr alloca- points are: to determine cxipabilitj The golden egg ^ a thWlsIutt ¥gs tmm ^ fcflMer tions in July; to handle increased 1 - <• "" egg hunt at Uie CliHdrMj's Cciitcr of Uir •Owners of record t( J Changes in the im would;' be given top growth. - Island fast Tharsdny. ice more Isljtndera U the Kaatr r tplriimi pajjcaC pleraentaUon of single- priority for an alloca The City Council will 11 family allocations arc " f'hoto iiy Mark Johnaon needed to correct the continued page 25A ^V»-»i Community association annual Babysitting co-op plans, annual Whafs inside Weather meelin^ set tor this Wedne^da)' Tfc ^n.'iwil ^i&tiLAg of thss SarJMl Cwnrhjn r> ISLAND SHORTS Members y£ tfn" ficers will ba steei«l 1 Island Children's Co-op and by Uws re'ia^rf Everybody f Ax.ocuiic{j wiii tuiii pliid' (rcm suty f JI trns will teid tlieir annual The co-op nvolvCi a \\*dat tia>, Aj»fil So, ot d » aC 4 hfl'l LI Pf.AlfJtk' Community new* m«3*tmg a! 7:M p.m. svslem hi wliich talks about it." V»a> d Ad3 members pay 54 a year After tbe Syusiness me?ttna nlixsfcments will t& and announcement" about for "scripts" worth Fat, mere information served to all racmbera. t. Tlw princiijal topics for discussion during the >2>fiour of babysitting almyf ins c« op caH ac "wttck tins n' CaUs for cloudy ,* subdivision clubhouse. Oaasiikd electing are .'fh« babysitting time, Members of the Sftmy Anderson, • a *» per«rot «ban 1 your friends and neighbors y • Eleciinnofaww directors cooperative will c(H>p in turn trade <722HW CrcouwGEtt puxzia J1C rata today und ttmww. gtis In the tow- to miil welcome new members scripts for babysitting •Annual report, highlights of 13&1-S5 lows bx Ute opswr-SUi». Pd 1WC3&S bit at the meeting. New of- 'services when r.ceclcd. IB Last.vrettk'* neattit^ urctwJiaH to records kfj>4 by tlw Saatbel-Captiva Chamber «f Cnni'iione wan a» •Question and answer period It is essential that as many SCA members is ISA Capliva-based 'Tiger Rifles' make weekend battle plans Police beat possible fltlcnd this year's annual meeting because Someone needs you HIGH tOW several critical issues wil] be addreawst Please call Members of the Captiva based Ci\il shifts — plus a flag thai dcptUs a strata: upa m the SCA: efficr, 473-2iS5, (o advise of yoar altendasce War reenactment group — the LcuJ- white lamb on a red fi«3d with Uie mot- at Sanibel Elementary n a. lo ensure foer e will be eoough dinaet for everyone, mana Tiger Rifles—arc cleaning their to "As G*ntfe As" boldly «,ntilatoned Sports 103 muzzle loaders in anticipation of thn under the lamb, makes tl^-m makes p Volunteers al ttie SanlbeJ E!«nsn- - i m y, AptUt Sunday service at St Michaels upcomingre«TiactnicntofiiwBalUcrf them most noticeable the Con- tary School ore leedcdiuibe following Kor•'ort Myers. federate field FrkUy. Ajprtl S wilf begin a& 9 a.m. ' - area.*: Qfie-on-«ne vuiUi siudcrits; small SO* Saturday, April6 At last roll call all members were The Tiger Rifles are also known for group remedial sralnJClims, office ac- T«toatat>rH»tt present and ready to defend the cause. their suicidal attacks and skirmishes SdlA«T' tivities and library and media center April U, &4 SL Micnflrfand All Aog«J» Epiwsopa! 'The reenactment tias been h«Ii for that usually begin the battle. helpers. the past four years at the 1*0 Civic The battle of Fort Myers is Ctat lias beea cimsged Irani 9:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. Center and will be held this year as If you are interested please call Dale rennacle-d as it actually happened in Carter;; field coordinator,•••3M-22S3. part of the Cracker Festival beginning 1BC.1. Also Included In Ihe weekend ex- at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, travaganza will be authentic Civil War RSVP will help with Insurance and April 13-14. campsites, a "Red Dog" saloon com- travel and meal reimbursement. The group of Captiva soldiers will be plete with dancing girls. Civil War easy to recogniie. Their bright relics on display and a River Boat THE SHELL NET Turkish Zouave uniforms — white Ball. COU.ECT OUB CO1E.ECTIBLE3I baggy pants and red cotton flannel • Prtsszd Ftowcio In leaded Ghtsi • Cipta Shell Tableware Refuge volunteers sell record number of Duck Stamps Bahy Back Ribs • Beveled Glass Suncaicher* • Austrian Thimbles For The las* Timo Thi« Seaionl Saving the wetlands is obviously a big priority on Hight said the success of the Sanibel refuge sales volunteers took to explain the Duck Stamp and its on Special! • Nautical Mugs Sanibel. But people on the Island also care about was directly related to the effort and time the purpose And of course ..SHELLS 7:30 p.m. saving wetlands that are not in their own backyard. ot the Community Center For instance, take a look at the sales job done by $9.95 volunteers at the J.W. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge These volunteers have sold an astonishing 411 472-191O Regular Jackpot $100 Duck Stamps this year. The money collected from the sale of the stamps goes directly toward purchas- Progressive iaskpof $250 ing sensitive wcllands across the United States — Mon Blind P««» 'i— S«»n»«l wetlands that serve as Important wildlife habitat.