During an April 17 discussion of Punta Gorda’s capital improvement projects for fiscal year 2025, City Council members made public safety projects a priority.
A new public safety building is needed due to the county’s population growth, and the city’s police and fire departments are outgrowing their present building at 1410 Tamiami …
After solicitating bids from several nonprofit organizations to run New Operation Cooper Street Recreation Center, Punta Gorda City Council voted 3-1 April 17, choosing YMCA of Southwest Florida.
The Council meeting was packed with residents, many of whom opposed the decision and spoke during the public portion of the meeting.
In the end, the …
Nelson Silverstein had an idea, and Freemasons of the Punta Gorda Masonic Lodge No. 115 thought it was a good one.
A Freemason himself, Silverstein said he saw the potential for his lodge to have a breakfast and lunch restaurant operate in the building at 25349 Airport Road.
“I pitched the idea to my brothers …
During a Charlotte County Airport Authority monthly meeting April 11, officials reviewed recent statistics, including a 37% year-over-year passenger increase in March.
Gary Duncan, director of operations for Punta Gorda Airport, said while March is the airport’s busiest month, this past March exceeded all other months and years, with 244,434 passengers …
The proposed new $16 million City Hall building was one of the ongoing projects included in Punta Gorda City Council’s annual fiscal year report filed with the state at the end of March.
City Manager Greg Murray gave a brief presentation during the Community Redevelopment Agency portion of the April 3 Council meeting.
The …
The demolition of the Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel and Suites and the attached Hurricane Charley’s Raw Bar & Grill hit roadblocks when asbestos was discovered. Now, the owner is searching for contractors to conduct surveys before removing the asbestos prior to demolition.
Amer Asmar, owner of the hotel at 300 W. Retta Esplanade in the …
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On March 27, Capital broke ground on a 139,200-square-foot project called Charlotte Harbor Business Center. It’s located at 9225 Piper Road in Punta Gorda, near Punta Gorda Airport, and should be finished by the end of this year.
“We’re in Southwest Florida now, because the market is so strong …
Punta Gorda Planning Commission approved the city’s updated Local Register of Historic Places after mailers were sent to owners whose properties were deemed historic. The commission’s recommendation will be sent to City Council to be voted on in April.
The register was compiled by the Historic Preservation Advisory Board, or HPAB.
HPAB review …
… Gorda said it would cost between $30,000 and $40,000 to replace an 80-foot-long seawall, which is the size of a standard lot in Punta Gorda Isles.
A single-family residence in Punta Gorda Isles is assessed to have a $1,100 canal maintenance fee. The fee for multifamily properties is assessed …
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