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Five Stars: Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida Earns Top Honor from National Organization

Feb 28, 2019 | Education

Over the past couple years, the ECCL’s Education Outreach Council has partnered with Junior Achievement to recruit and coordinate volunteers, raise funds, and gather sponsors for the programs they offer in our schools. This year, JA won national recognition for...

Estero’s 2018 Commercial Permits of $63M Signal Robust & Diverse Growth

Feb 18, 2019 | Community Planning, Development / Community Planning, Growth

Commercial permits in 2018 totaled $62.9 million. After excluding the $100 million Hertz investment in 2014 and the $82 million Lee Health investment in 2017, this past year was the second-best in over a decade. Estero benefited in 2018 from a wide variety of...

Estero’s 2018 Residential Building Permits Hit A 12 Year High

Feb 18, 2019 | Community Planning, Development / Community Planning, Growth

The value of all residential permits issued in 2018 totaled $138 million — the highest in over a decade. The total included $42 million for over 1,100 permits for roofing, presumably related to Hurricane Irma. The 12-year high was achieved even without including...

Estero’s 2018 Single Family Home Sales Increase 7% Hitting a New Record High

Feb 18, 2019 | Community Planning, Development / Community Planning, Growth

MLS records indicate that six hundred thirty-eight (638) single family homes were sold in Estero in 2018.  Even though first half 2018 sales declined slightly from 2017, second half sales surged ahead 23%, marking a 7% annual increase in 2018 and making it the best...

FEATURE: Which Way will the Tide Turn?

Feb 1, 2019 | EDR-01-2019, Feature

Estero residents weigh in on Estero Bay waterway access The Weeks Fish Camp, which was located just off Coconut Road on the west side of U.S. 41 has been a family owned and operated fishing village for some 70 years. In April 2018 it was sold to a developer for $12.75...