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Islander takes part in fight against radar tower By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Feb 24, 2021 SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Retired financial executive Jeff Waller and his wife Lisa moved from Wisconsin to Pine Island after they had fallen in love with the idyllic setting. They’d traded high-rise buildings, noise and traffic lights for estuaries, mangrove and scenic views set against the backdrop of Pine Island Sound. “I looked at the top 10 quaintest communities in Florida and stumbled on Matlacha,” said Waller. They had no idea, however, that a proposal would be submitted soon after their arrival to bui...

Roskamp Institute executive director addresses GPICA By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Feb 10, 2021 The Greater Pine Island Civic Association held its monthly meeting on Feb. 2, where Mike Mullan, executive director of the Roskamp Institute, gave a presentation on a red tide project being conducted by the non-profit organization. According to Mullan, who is a molecular biologist, the institute has been working on diseases of the brain and central nervous system for decades. Within the duration of Mullan’s work, he was part of a team that originally discovered the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s dis...

Lee’s Parks and Rec director addresses GPICA Topics discussed included pickleball courts, marina improvements, the proposed Doppler radar tower, more By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Jan 13, 2021 SHUTTERSTOCK.COM The Greater Pine Island Civic Association held an online Zoom meeting Tuesday, Jan. 5. Topping the agenda was a presentation by the director of Lee County Parks and Recreation, Jesse Lavender, who spoke on local community projects, such as pickleball courts at Phillips Park and improvements at Pine Island Commercial Marina. The lots beside the Garden Club, said Lavender, were purchased a ...