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🌱 What happens now that Bonita Springs’ flood home buyouts are out of cash?

Also, don't miss Zachary Bartholomew on the Bonita Springs Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • What happens now that Bonita Springs’ flood home buyouts are out of cash?
  • How will Bonita’s new hotel plans affect tourism and traffic?
  • How a late-night DUI incident unfolded on Old 41 Road

Also on today's calendar: Wine & Wonder and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hurricane Irma's historic force still shaping City of Bonita Springs (naplesnews.com) — Bonita Springs’ voluntary home buyout program, launched after Hurricane Irma’s severe flooding, has purchased and demolished dozens of repeatedly flooded homes but is now out of money and paused. City-owned lots in the Quinn/Downs/Dean neighborhood will remain green space or stormwater areas, improving long-term flood resilience while officials seek future grants to restart acquisitions.
   

• SWFL adding more hotels and resorts, but can they all be filled? (news-press.com) — Bonita Springs is in line for new hotel rooms as part of the Midtown at Bonita mixed-use project off Bonita Beach Road, while more hotels are also planned in nearby Estero. Regional tourism leaders say Lee and Collier counties are adding thousands of rooms post-Ian, though analysts warn demand and room rates may lag as all these properties come online.
   

• Man accused of DUI, fleeing scene, almost hitting deputy, crashing car in Bonita Springs (gulfcoastnewsnow.com) — A man was arrested after a vehicle disturbance in Bonita Springs where deputies say he fled from Old 41 Road and Dean Street, nearly struck a deputy, and then crashed nearby. Authorities report he faces one DUI charge and multiple counts of DUI damage to person or property. The investigation is ongoing and more details may follow.
   

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    Thursday December 11
  • Zachary Bartholomew
    Arts Bonita Performing Arts Center (Center for the Arts Bonita Springs), 10150 Bonita Beach Rd SE, Bonita Springs
    7:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Police activity on I-75 North in Collier County before Mile Marker 100 has blocked the left lane.
    10:00PM on Dec 9: Police activity on I-75 North in Collier County before Mile Marker 100 is blocking the right lane. (Nextdoor )
  • I need a handyman who can install a toilet bowl tank.
    Too heavy for me to pickup. Actually one of the three screws is leaking. I can pickup the kit at HD. IM me at 617 429 4321 tnx, bob (Nextdoor Village Walk of Bonita Springs)
  • Brunswick Corp. posted a job opening for Freedom Boat Club - Part-Time Dock Master at Bonita Shores, FL in Bonita Springs. Apply here.
  • Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Full-Time Stock Associate in Estero. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonita Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Estero

  • Historic Estero: Why We Should Preserve Its History! - EsteroToday.com by Engage Estero (esterotoday.com)
  • Chick-fil-A hatches plans for new store at busy Estero intersection (gulfcoastnewsnow.com)
  • Blades Present Winter Retro Jersey Auction Benefitting Grace Place, Botanical Gardens, and Naples Zoo (oursportscentral.com)

Fort Myers Beach

  • FGCU Water School and Island Coast High School students plant new mangrove forest on Fort Myers Beach (wgcu.org)
  • Best things to do in Fort Myers, Cape Coral: Christmas, Hanukkah, more (news-press.com)
  • Charter Review Commission dives into salaries, mayor's role (fortmyersbeachtalk.com)

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