🛠️ Infrastructure & Resilience
- Surface-Water Master Plan draft delivered (July 30) — Engineers mapped 4,807 damaged culverts/inlets, recommended cleaning priorities, and proposed raising low roads to 4.3 ft (NAVD 88) to protect the network through 2080.
- Commercial PACE financing approved (August 2) — Council opted into the FDFC C-PACE program, letting businesses fund energy- and storm-hardening upgrades via private capital repaid on the tax bill.
- Causeway restoration in punch-list stage — FDOT says only "final items west of the toll plaza" remain; the 35 mph speed limit is back westbound.
🌿 City Services & Environment
- Recreation Center closed August 2-11 for annual pool-deck resurfacing; gym re-opens August 13.
- Island-wide mosquito treatment (August 1) — LCMCD scheduled truck & aerial spraying overnight.
- Sewer-line smoke testing continues through August 8 in multiple neighborhoods to find leaks.
🚨 Community & Safety
- Police activity snapshot (July 25 – July 31)
- 95 traffic stops (39 citations)
- 1,000 area checks
- 0 burglaries / 0 thefts
- Reminder: download Sanibel PD & Sanibel Bound apps for alerts and live cams.
🗳️ Governance & Policy
- Ashlee Painter hired as Sanibel's first Chief Resilience Officer — starts coordinating climate-adaptation grants & projects.
🌎 Wildlife & Conservation
- SCCF's Puschel Preserve installs U.S.'s first "Haven" solar shelter — hurricane-rated, battery-backed kiosk survived multiple storms and now offers shaded charging for trail users.
📚 Events & Community
- Sanibel Public Library programs run July 30 – August 9 (authors, kids' crafts, tech help). All sessions are free; some require registration.
Compiled August 4 2025 — covers developments from July 28 – August 4 2025