Guest commentary: Sign petition to protect Captiva, Sanibel Islands
For over two months, our Southwest Florida communities have spoken out against proposed changes on Captiva. These changes include removing building height restrictions and allowing the South Seas Island Resort to request increased density.
Your voices have been strong and united against these changes, and now’s the time to officially go on the record to tell the Lee County Board of County Commissioners that you stand with your community.
The community partners working to protect our islands have created an online petition addressed to the county commissioners stating our opposition to the proposed amendments as harmful to Captiva and Sanibel. Copies of the completed petition will be presented to the commissioners prior to an Aug. 29 workshop meeting, during which commissioners will discuss the proposed ordinance changes.
Please take a moment to sign the petition. Just visit https://p2a.co/hsktrgL to access the petition. Fill in the information requested, click the submit button and your name will be added. It’s that simple.
The Aug. 29 workshop meeting, which will begin at 1:30 p.m., will be followed by public hearings on Sept. 5 and Sept. 6, when a vote may be taken.
Our communities need to make our voices heard once again and remind the county commissioners of our opposition to these changes — and urge them to vote no. Please share the online petition with friends and neighbors on Captiva, Sanibel and in surrounding communities who oppose the proposed changes.
From all of us who love our islands and want to preserve our high quality of living, playing and working — thank you!
Founded in 1967, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s mission is to protect and care for Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems. For more information, visit www.sccf.org.