CCA: Deadline extended to sign online petition
UPDATE: Lee County reported that the Lee County Commission workshop planned for Aug. 29 at 1:30 p.m. has been canceled in advance of Tropical Storm Idalia.
The deadline to sign a petition opposed to Land Development Code and Lee Plan height and density amendments applicable to Captiva, which have been proposed by county staff, has been extended.
Last week, the Captiva Civic Association reported that printed copies of the completed “Petition to Protect Captiva Against Increased Density and Building Heights” with the signatures collected to date would be delivered to the Lee County Commission on Aug. 24 in advance of its Aug. 29 workshop.
At the workshop, the county board is scheduled to discuss the changes for Captiva and the South Seas Island Resort. County staff is also going to present feedback from recent public meetings.
The CCA continued that due to “popular demand,” anyone who did not have the chance to sign the online petition before Aug. 24 can still do so. An addendum to the petition with any additional names will be delivered to the commission ahead of its public hearings on Sept. 5 and 6, when it may vote.
“Our communities need to make our voices heard once again and remind county commissioners of our opposition to these changes — and urge them to vote no,” it stated last week.
“Our strong and united voices must be heard,” the CCA added.
Island stakeholders drafted the petition to relay the community’s opposition to the amendments, which include removing building height restrictions and allowing South Seas to request increased density.
Sponsors of the petition include the CCA, Captiva Community Panel, Sanibel City Council, Presidents Council of Associations — representing a coalition of 12 homeowner and condo associations at South Seas — Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge.
The CCA noted that as of Aug. 24:
– 9,754 people had signed the petition
– 5,915 of the signers were Florida residents
– 4,971 of those were Lee County residents
For more information or to sign the petition, visit https://p2a.co/hsktrgL.
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