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Lee County Board of County Commissioners Votes Against Near-Unanimous Opposition of Residents

Here's The Reality: South Seas Confirmed Our Community's Worst Fears.

South Seas Island Resort and Timbers Resorts have confirmed our worst fears – it has always been about more hotel rooms and condos. It’s always been about density.

South Seas Island Resort’s true intentions were made clear just days after Lee County commissioners approved the sweeping changes to the Lee Plan and Land Development Code. The resort’s rezoning application seeks more than 700 hotel rooms and condos, a significant increase from the current 247 units – especially when this was supposedly never about density. The resort also plans to build up to 64 feet, towering over all other buildings on Captiva.

Exactly what we warned would happen has unfortunately begun to take shape. It’s more important now than ever that we use all available resources to protect our special barrier island.

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Updates

ORAL ARGUMENTS SCHEDULED IN TWO CASES AND SOUTH SEAS SEEKS TO DISQUALIFY JUDGE SHENKO

The future of development (and overdevelopment) on Captiva is firmly in the hands of the courts. The South Seas ownership group, consisting of Wheelock Street Capital, The Ronto Group, and Timbers Company, continues its litigation and development ...

JUDGES SCHEDULE STATUS CONFERENCES, HEARINGS & ORAL ARGUMENT

The court cases are moving forward. We’ll take them one at a time below. • The County and South Seas have each separately appealed the Circuit Court decision issued by Judge Shenko limiting density on South Seas ...

UPDATE ON RAUSCHENBERG PROPERTY & LEGAL MATTERS

We now believe that the Rauschenberg Foundation has sold its 22 acres of property on Captiva to South Seas – rejecting the efforts of the Captiva Island Fire Control District and the Captiva community to honor ...

About Our Coalition

The Protect Captiva Coalition was established in June 2023 by concerned citizens and organizations in opposition to increasing building height and density and opening the door for hundreds of new hotel rooms on Captiva Island. Our coalition includes more than 13,000 residents, organizations, and other individuals who are opposed to this shortsighted plan that will forever change the character and safety of Captiva.

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