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Due to the positive response last year, the City of Sanibel Vegetation Committee is again offering guided native plant tours of City Hall grounds, which have been planted solely with native plants.

Protect our public health and our natural resources. Vote NO on Senate Bill 604

Help us to STOP SB 604 and protect Florida’s waterways! Let committee members know we need their help!

To take advantage of the new “Early Bird” rates, you must register by February 13th for the 2011 – 2012 Sanibel Recreation Center After School Program Spring Trimester.

Check out Week One of Healthy Heart Month's Special Events.

In coordination with the City of Sanibel’s island-wide Brazilian Pepper Eradication Program and the City’s waste hauler, Veolia, a free curbside pickup for Brazilian pepper debris is scheduled for Thursday, February 16th and Friday, February 17th for all properties in Zone 6.

Sanibel dog owners, be sure to stop by the Recreation Center prior to Tuesday, February 1st to purchase your 2012 dog license to avoid the $5.00 late fee.

House Bill 421 - Fertilizer Preemption on Community & Military Affairs Subcommittee Agenda this Wednesday, January 25th. Your calls and emails are essential to ensure our Representatives stand strong against pressure and vote for their constituents. Make sure committee members know we are counting on them!

In part due to the correspondence Sanibel residents sent to our local legislators, pending House Bill 421 which would preempt local communities’ authority to reasonably regulate fertilizer application has been temporarily postponed “(TP).”

Arthur Frommer, the renowned founder of Frommer’s Travel Guides, has ranked Sanibel Island #1 as his favorite place in the world to travel.

To assist citizens utilizing the newly adopted ordinances to reconstruct buildings in the Resort Housing District, the City of Sanibel Department of Planning has developed a "Guide to Redevelopment in the Resort Housing District."

Due to repairs to the electrical delivery system that will be performed by Lee County Electrical Co-op (LCEC) on Wednesday, January 18th, from 10 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m., the traffic at 5659 Sanibel-Captiva Road will be constricted to alternating one way traffic as repairs are made in the eastbound lane.