March 17, 2026, 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

FGCU Cohen Student Union
Ballroom, 2nd Floor

The forum offers a collaborative opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Estero’s future and ask questions, thereby clarifying the issues that will shape Estero’s growth, development, infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life.

Engage Estero is hosting a free public forum to help residents understand the plans and ideas being considered to keep Estero a leading municipality for businesses and residents. Join us for this critical Public Forum, where your voice will help shape the direction of our community.

During the Meeting, We Will Examine:

✅ Growth & development plans                                 ✅ Village collaborations with FGCU

✅ Arts & Culture Expansion                                       ✅ Support for Entrepreneurs

✅ Our Future Healthcare Services                             ✅ Workforce Housing Implementation

✅ Annexation prospects.                                          ✅ Education (schools and teacher retention)

✅ Traffic & infrastructure                                          ✅ Community values

✅ Environmental Issues & Water Quality                 ✅ Resilience /Protection

Our panel of experts will include:

• A member of the Hoffmann Family, who helped shape Naples, FL
• Aysegül Timur, Ph.D., President of Florida Gulf Coast University
• Chris Simoneau, Lee Health’s Chief Development, Marketing & Communications Officer
• Steve Sarkozy, The Village of Estero’s Manager

The plan for the evening.

• Each panelist will deliver a 10-minute reflection on what they see as the key factors shaping Estero’s future.
• Questions submitted by the public and forwarded to Engage Estero leadership will be grouped to help the panelists cover the main points more efficiently.
• The public will have the opportunity to ask any remaining questions they feel haven’t been addressed, followed by a final comment from the panelists.

The forum is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. Reservations will open on this page in the future.

See the location of the FGCU Cohen Student Union below.

FGCU Cohen Student Union is at location 17 on the map below