Live updates from Maryann Batlle

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#SWFL Bonita Spring Mayor Ben Nelson: Agrees. Make SR 82 a priority.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/16/2015 1:37:15 PM
#SWFL Commissioner Frank Mann says have to make SR 82 improvements a higher priority; shouldn't make it about just math -- it's about people

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/16/2015 1:36:44 PM
#SWFL Commissioner Brian Hamman asks for elected officials to have more input in five-year transportation work plan.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/16/2015 1:34:16 PM
#SWFL Lee's MPO is meeting in Cape Coral City Hall. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRcRu62UsAAA83O.jpg

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/16/2015 1:26:01 PM
Follow @maryannbatlle for live updates from Lee Metropolitan Planning Organization Board's meeting. bit.ly/1LdNBjm

by Naples Daily News via twitter retweeted by maryannbatlle 10/16/2015 1:23:53 PM
PJ's column makes me smile. twitter.com/ndn/status/650…

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 7:40:11 PM
Faculty Senate at @fgcu continues opposition to guns on campus, reports @maryannbatlle : naplesnews.com/news/education… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQVPdQ_WcAAf5mG.jpg

by PatJRiley via twitter retweeted by maryannbatlle 10/2/2015 7:15:57 PM
Here it is. As always, you can tweet me your thoughts. twitter.com/ndn/status/649…

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 5:37:30 PM
#SWFL The FGCU Faculty Senate meeting is over now. I'm filing my story soon. Stay Tuned.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 3:11:06 PM
#SWFL Here is the moment @FGCU 's faculty senate said no to guns on campus.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 2:50:59 PM
Update: FGCU Faculty Senate approves it's resolution against state bills that would allow guns on campus.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 2:48:02 PM
#SWFL FYI- FGCU Faculty Senate is editing the resolution now. May not get passed today -- might be held for more revisions and talk.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 2:36:46 PM
One of FGCU faculty senate's proposed resolution lang. changes is using word "numerous" instead of having to keep updating # of shootings.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 2:35:12 PM
FGCU Fac. Senate's resolution was scheduled days ago. It is a dark coincidence this discussion is happening after another mass shooting.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 2:33:42 PM
#SWFL The currently proposed FGCU faculty senate resolution is in opposition of the state bills that would allow guns on campus.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 2:30:53 PM
.@FGCU Faculty Senate considering a resolution in opposition of proposed state bills that wld let guns on campus. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQUaLXnWcAIFoZ-.jpg

by maryannbatlle via twitter 10/2/2015 2:30:09 PM
#SWFL Meeting adjourns now. Thanks for your time. Good night and good luck, folks. ha

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:55:31 PM
#SWFL Autumn Leaves felt the best way to fix the sign was to split it into two so it is not obstructed by the bus stop, Prysi said.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:19:52 PM
#SWFL The advent of a public bus stop with handrails complicated sign (attached), Prysi said. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPn8h1LW8AEL09L.jpg

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:17:33 PM
#SWFL Prysi is representing Autumn Leaves, memory care facility being built on U.S. 41, to deviate from village sign code.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:15:22 PM
#SWFL Estero Design Review Board Member Prysi moves from dais to podium; he was sworn in, says he filed conflict of interest info

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:13:45 PM
#SWFL #ICYMI "Estero council approves $1 .5M contract with private vendor" naplesnews.com/news/local-gov…

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:08:26 PM
#SWFL Estero Design Rev. Board Member McHarris says he understands $: "There's the owner, there's the greater community ... it's a balance."

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:05:38 PM
#SWFL Gas station owner, Frank, says this is the first time he's had trouble. Estero Design Review Board Member: There are new rules.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 11:04:31 PM
#SWFL Proposal is two illuminated signs on the northeast and southeast; BP had three, so Shell is dropping one, per discussion.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:54:16 PM
#SWFL The gas station at Miromar Outlets is changing brands. It will switch from BP to Shell. We're talking signs now ...

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:52:52 PM
#SWFL Reminder, this is the public information meeting. No vote or direct action expected.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:38:09 PM
#SWFL Sounds like engineering firm learned from Shoppes of Coconut Trace; hearing key words: "parapets," "Mediterranean" & "earth tones."

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:37:22 PM
#SWFL This Coconut retail space (in the early stages) could look like this: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPny_CCWoAEJKFq.png

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:35:43 PM
#SWFL This may help orient you on the location of this new project. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPnyZ3SW8AAx_WT.png

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:33:07 PM
#SWFL Proposed development is just over 12,000 square feet of multi-tenant retail and dine-in restaurant space

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:31:40 PM
#SWFL Aaand ... Shoppes of Coconut Trace folks are back with another project to the north. estero-fl.gov/wp-content/upl…

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:30:28 PM
#SWFL And that does it for all of our action items.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:28:39 PM
#SWFL Estero Design Review Board approves TownePlace Suites with condition that pre-treatment of stormwater is compliant with rules.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:28:27 PM
#SWFL Estero Design Review Board Member Patty Whitehead asked how roof water runoff would be treated before getting to the "pristine" lake.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:21:12 PM
#SWFL This is essentially how TownPlace Suites would look with landscaping from Coconut Road (west). https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPnumjtWwAEJYNp.png

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:17:08 PM
#SWFL Presenter just got picked on for not appropriately identifying a monument sign. We're nerds.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:13:50 PM
#SWFL Here's an annotated version of how the TownPlace Suites architecture changed. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPntrttW8AAfath.png

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:12:26 PM
#SWFL Take a look at the before Estero Design Review Board comments and after. Do you approve? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPntYeNWUAA5H0z.png

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:11:08 PM
#SWFL TownePlace Suites would operate under the Marriott hotel brand. Proposed at 114 rooms

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:10:19 PM
#SWFL Now we're learning more abt the TownePlace Suites extended-stay hotel project (proposed behind Coconut Point). estero-fl.gov/wp-content/upl…

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:04:08 PM
#SWFL "We're on a roll," says Estero Community Development Director Mary Gibbs.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:03:10 PM
#SWFL The drive thru will be built after all ... Just Estero Design Review Board Member Whitehead said no. 5-1 estero-fl.gov/wp-content/upl…

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:02:47 PM
#SWFL "It doesn't scream," said Board Member McHarris on gray versus yellow paint color. "Even if it is blah." He approves.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:01:44 PM
#SWFL We're onto the McDonald's dual drive thru project. Estero has gotten corporate to OK changing from yellow to gray paint. That's power.

by maryannbatlle via twitter 9/23/2015 10:00:06 PM