when he came back in the early morning he ran aground on what he said were “dragline skids,” which are bundles of creosote lumber between 20-and-30-feet-long that are used as temporary roadways and throughways. Days later the dragline skids had disappeared fill had taken its place. While Sunset Realty originally said their plans for the Three Sisters project were to be water-accessible only. They later said the Pass of water between the island and the Isles had “filled in naturally” and that they should be allowed land access using private roads in the Isles to develop Three Sisters. It was at lot 99 in Boca Grande Isles where the isthmus was formed. The current owner of lot 99 is listed as 5F LLC of Englewood. At that time Fred Schaefer owned the land. Sunset Realty sent a letter to Lee County requesting the permitting office cease issuing permits to build docks on property owned by Sunset Realty and negotiations began regarding Sunset Realty’s right of access to Three Sisters Island using the Isles private bridge and roads. Sunset Realty began opposing the dock permits at that time, but prior to that it was easy to get permission. March 8, 1991: By a margin of more than two to one Boca Grande Isles homeowners voted to deny Sunset Realty access to Three Sisters. In exchange for that access Sunset Realty would have provided homeowners with $300,000, deeded to upland owners who wanted to build docks along their waterfront property on the submerged land Sunset Realty owned. They also said future residents of Three Sisters Island (TSI) would pay a proportionate share of the care and maintenance of the Isles bridge and roads leading there. It was voted down 76-35 after the board determined homeowners shouldn’t consider any number smaller than seven figures. March 15, 1991: A lawsuit was filed by a Boca Grande Isles homeowner against Lee County over the right to build a dock adjoining his deep-water March 30, 1989:
20247BB
To see the actual publication please follow the link above