April Community & Membership Meeting

• The Latest Information on the I-75 Expansion between Corkscrew Road and Golden Gate Parkway.
• Planned Road Developments: Funding, Timing, Implications.

Engage Estero’s management team is very pleased to have the agreement of Don Scott, AICP, Executive Director, Lee County’s Metropolitan Planning Office, and Brian Bollas, Community Outreach Manager, Florida Department of Transportation, District 1, to discuss these important issues as they relate to us in Greater Estero.

Don Scott: Within the MPO’s remit is the need to provide leadership and promote regional mobility, and foster sustainable development. Don will cover:

• Why developments are outpacing road infrastructure.
• Can we catch up?
  • Funding options: – what is feasible and what are the ramifications. e.g. Increasing sales tax, Impact fees, gas tax.
  • How can the recommendations of the Estero 2024 Traffic Study be implemented? What can we do about it?
  • What does the future of transportation in our area look like?

Brian Bollas, will address:

• What FDOT has learned from feedback from residents and HOAs concerned about the expansion of I-75. This will involve 6 lanes expanding to 10 through the Estero area.
• What FDOT will consider as the options to help alleviate traffic noise for those communities close to the highway.
• Latest time-lines for the project.
• Next steps.

Please come and listen to these important updates on issues that concern so many people in Greater Estero.

As seating is somewhat limited and interest in the meeting is likely to be high, please register your intention to attend as soon as possible.