Sprawl
In April of 2008, a new organization incorporated
to address development in the Alva/Olga area of Lee County.
The group incorporated with a board of directors consisting
of a single member (Tom Mulling) and began with $5000 in
shares from a trustee in Fort Lauderdale. One of their first
events was a meet and greet at the Verandah in North Fort
Myers in June of 2008 with the Bonita Bay Group. The event
was by invitation only. Steven Brown, from the Conservancy
of Southwest Florida RSVP'd and was then un-invited.
Click here to see
the N.Olga incorporation papers. For more information
about this, and other issues in this area of south Florida
that is seeking to retain its rural character, see the ALVA,
Inc site. The RGMC is concerned about a group with such
limited membership and selective participation purporting
to represent the residents of the area..
RGMC
opposed "San Souci" Cape Coral urban sprawl infringing
on protected lands (Dec 11, 2007)
Newspaper
Editorial: "FGCU should look into options" for
siting of satellite center in Charlotte County (CHARLOTTE
SUN HERALD 2/1/06)
Newspaper Columnist: Regarding FGCU/Charlotte, "Another
name for this is sprawl (CHARLOTTE HERALD TRIBUNE 2/1/06)
Plans
for new Bonita Wal-Mart linked to flood control proposal
(NDN 7/15/05)
Bush
signs bill to help pay for Florida's growth (NDN 6/25/05)
Traffic
congestion reports grade worst of Lee roads (NDN 6/23/05)
Density
of developer's plan concerns neighbors, county (NDN 6/23/05)
Planners:
Limiting urban sprawl key to future (NDN 6/22//05)
Fort
Myers Beach officials float Estero Bay bridge plan (NDN
6/21/05)
Cost
of road's improvement could fall to residents, businesses
(NDN 6/21/05)
County
wants Bonita to scale back annexation plans (NDN 5/5/05)
Brent
Batten:Plan to add lanes to I-75 still awaits toll study
(NDN 5/5/05)
Fire
District objects to Hideaway Cove project (NDN 5/4/05)
County
wants Bonita to scale back annexation plans (NDN 5/5/05)
Final
OK nears for Ronto's major East Bonita project (NDN 5/5/05)
Key
lawmaker says sprawl proposal hits snag (NDN 5/4/05)
Consultants
suggest Bonita could develop reserved area (NDN 5/4/05)
Vance
insists meetings didn't violate Sunshine Law (NDN 5/1/05)
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