Coconut Road News Today

This December marks the fifth anniversary of the opening of Lee Health Coconut Point.

The fight against a 4-story apartment complex at the northeast corner of Three Oaks Parkway and Coconut Road in Estero is not over.Residents of the Brooks filed an appeal this week with the Village of Estero to reconsider giving the developers of the apartment complex a development order.

The Village of Estero has less than 200 acres of land available for development, which has prompted community leaders and residents to assess how best to handle the explosive growth in the village and surrounding areas.

The Bonita Springs City Council has approved lower building heights on the new London Bay development at the former Weeks Fish Camp.

More than 2,500 residents of The Brooks in Estero are signees on a petition against a four-story apartment complex now before the Village of Estero Planning, Zoning & Design Board and slated to be built in their community's Town Center — the site of a former Winn-Dixie grocery store and other businesses.

Estero Fire is currently on scene of a brush fire east of US41 and north of Coconut Road, between Marsh Landing and Meadowbrook communities.

A traffic crash in Estero caused severe damage to both a car and a roadside power box and sent the driver to the hospital.

One person is hospitalized after crashing into an electrical box on the side of the road in Estero late Tuesday evening.

Estero Village Council members on Wednesday unanimously approved the rezoning request for Woodfield Estero.

Fatal crash happens shortly before 10 p.m. along Imperial Parkway, near Coconut Road, in Estero, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.