Jun 8, 2020 | Community Planning, Development/Community Planning
Few people, outside of the local, county, and state government agencies, understand “Development Impact” fees. The ECCL monitors impact fees, and their use in Estero and surrounding communities. The following information will help you understand what they...
Jun 4, 2020 | Development/Community Planning
The content of a number of recent communications from London Bay Homes regarding the development proposals being planned for the former Weeks Fishing Camp at the western end of Coconut Road appears to be a “slap in the face” for residents of South Lee and Collier...
May 23, 2019 | Development/Community Planning
Basic Guidance for the Legal Use of Signs in Estero from the Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) August 2014 This document is designed to provide citizen education and awareness. It summarizes often-complex provisions and thus is not intended as, and cannot be...
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...
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...
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...
