Despite the expected decision in the Settlement Agreement case, South Seas can still ask to rezone its property. County Staff, the Hearing Examiner, and the County Commissioners will have to decide whether to approve the South Seas application to increase density on the resort from 912 to 1268 units.
We want the County Staff and the Hearing Examiner to recommend denial of the application, and for County Commissioners to deny it.
To make that happen, Captiva and Sanibel citizens must testify — as they did before — about the County’s wrong-headed decision to increase building heights, density, and resulting evacuation times on a vulnerable island which just experienced three devastating hurricanes in two years. Please mark your calendars for the hearing dates on Feb. 14, 20 and 21.