Captiva Community Panel works on packed agenda at monthly meeting

The Captiva Community Panel heard back from county officials on two ongoing issues, set a date for the wastewater town hall for the community and provided direction to the panel's Sea Level Rise Committee during its recent meeting.

On Dec. 10, Panel President David Mintz relayed to the others what transpired when he and Administrator Ken Gooderham recently met with Lee County officials and discussed the possible creation of an island MSTU to fund the removal of green iguanas and other invasive species.

The county provided them with a draft letter of what would be mailed out to property owners on Captiva. The petitions would have to be returned - signed and notarized - by a tentative date of April 1 as a "vote" in favor of a MSTU. To pass, 50 percent plus one of the petitions must be returned.