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Boca Grande parking prompts prolonged public comment; residents and businesses press Board for study or ordinance action; other public comments urge flood-barri
Summary
Residents and stakeholders strongly debated a proposed Boca Grande parking ordinance: some called for immediate ordinance action to address public-safety parking congestion, others asked for an independent parking study and stakeholder workshops; the Board noted a public workshop scheduled later in the day.
A prolonged public-comment period at the March 18 Lee County commission meeting focused on parking and access on Boca Grande, with residents, business owners and churches split on whether the county should adopt an ordinance now or commission a parking study and further stakeholder workshops.
Many residents and businesses pressed the Board to act quickly, citing public-safety problems and blocked driveways during high visitation. Speakers noted that vehicle congestion can impede emergency access and that previous measures on other barrier islands included parking and golf-cart rules. One resident: "Let's not send this to a study and a…
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