Breaking Par at Grandezza is the annual Golf Tournament and Gala raising funds for LEAD Estero, a local non-profit by students, for students, that funds scholarships and leadership training opportunities[...]
2024 Don Eslick Estero Person of the Year Award[et_pb_image src="https://esterotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pavisch-wide.jpg" alt="Joe and Joni Pavich " title_text="pavisch wide" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]Joe and Joni Pavich Will be Honored at The Don Eslick[...]
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Engage Estero serves as a voice for the citizens of greater Estero on safety and transportation priorities and issues. We advocate for related solutions to Village, County, and State Government organizations.
With the dedication and effort of Estero volunteers, 520 pounds of bagged litter was collected along Highway 41 during the weekend of Dec 14th. Since October, 1,820 pounds (almost 1 ton) of litter has been collected. The volunteers that helped in this month’s clean-up...
Corkscrew Road Corkscrew Road Widening – Ben Hill Griffin to East side of Bella Terra The road widening and related utilities movement, Lee Department of Transport’s (LDOT’s) contractor, nears completion with Phase 1 (from Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy. to Bella Terra Blvd.)....
Engage Estero focuses on improving water and air quality and mitigating and eliminating the effects of climate warming in greater Estero.
Highlights of the November 12, 2024 Public ForumIntroduction Join us as we dive into the key takeaways from our recent forum! We gathered together to shed light on how climate change affects our community, and the discussions were enlightening and impactful. Over 100...
Over this last weekend, Engage Estero’s Adopt a Highway volunteers collected 700 pounds of bagged litter. This effort is conducted with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to help clean Hwy 41 between the Vines entrance (Breckenridge Road) north of Walmart...
Engage Estero mobilizes health* and safety-minded volunteers who think about community health comprehensively with a common desire to improve the overall health of the citizens of greater Estero.
What is Robotic Surgery? Robotic surgery is minimally invasive, and surgeons use robotic systems to perform procedures with enhanced precision, flexibility, and control. It involves using a robotic arm and specialized instruments controlled by the surgeon, often with...
Where is it being used, and how does it impact health outcomes? Nanotechnology in healthcare refers to the use of extremely small materials, devices, or systems—typically on the scale of nanometers (1 to 100 nanometers -one nanometer is about as long as your...
Engage Estero mobilizes volunteers in our schools, sponsors scholarships, and promotes the involvement of the community through announcements and public forums.
By Mark Novitski, Consultant to Engage Estero Chris grew up in Boston, where she learned to love all Boston teams, but the Patriots are her favorite. She excelled in school and attended Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, MA, where she earned an A.A. in...
At the Annual Estero High School Awards on May 7th, LEAD Estero seniors presented the scholarships made possible by Breaking Par for Education event sponsored by Engage Estero and held at The Club at Grandezza in 2023. Recipients pictured Left to Right:Rolando...
Engage Estero believes the best way to get a community involved is to make sure they are aware of the issues impacting their future, and know how to impact those decisions before they are made. We conduct and publish original research and articles aimed at getting residents Engaged.
Jan 23, 2017 | Environment
In 1990 Lee County and the State of Florida agreed to zone all the county east of Estero as:
Density Reduction…
Groundwater Resource…area
The name tells it all.
Density Reduction: Because Lee County has two of the largest pre-platted and largely unbuilt, communities in Florida…Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres …without any development in the DR/GR, the County’s build-out population is about 1,300,000, nearly double our present population approaching 700,000. Thus the County and the State then established a maximum development of 1 housing unit per 10 acres of uplands and 1 unit per 20 acres of wetlands.
Groundwater Resource:
Lee County and Bonita Springs Utilities have about 250 water wells in the DRGR that supply a sizeable majority of the fresh water used by Lee County residents every day. The vast wetlands in the DRGR slow down, clean and store the rainwater and the water flowing from central Florida so that the aquifers are recharged and that the water flowing downstream into Bonita Springs and Estero is cleaner and doesn’t flood our rivers and streams and doesn’t Further pollute Estero Bay.
