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Boca Grande residents urge delay, stakeholder meeting on proposed parking restrictions; county schedules initial discussion for next meeting

2492420 · March 4, 2025
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Multiple Boca Grande residents and organizations asked commissioners to slow a proposed ordinance restricting parking on parts of Boca Grande and requested a stakeholder meeting; county staff said the item will be taken up on the board's next meeting on the 18th as a request to set a public hearing and staff agreed to community outreach options.

Residents and business leaders from Boca Grande told the Lee County Board of County Commissioners that they were not given adequate notice or stakeholder input on a proposed ordinance to restrict parking in parts of the island downtown.

Speakers including Gary Cross of the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, Larry Hannah (who described a community disaster fund), Jay Whipple, and…

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