Estero Community Planning Panel

ECCP Recognizes 100th Meeting

The July 2008 meeting of the Estero Community Planning Panel was the 100th public meeting. Chairman Neal Noethlich opened the meeting by recognizing individuals and groups that helped the ECPP: Don Eslick, the Council of Community Leaders, the Estero Civic Association, the Estero Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Daltry, Neale Montgomery, the Estero Historical Society, South County Regional Library, Marsh Landing and Rapallo.

Organization of the ECPP began in the year 2000 and the Estero Community Plan was born in January 2002. Noethlich gave special recognition to Mitch Hutchcraft and Dan DeLisi for providing the planning expertise in drafting the Estero Plan which was approved by the County Commission as part of the County’s Comprehensive Plan. Noethlich quoted from A Citizens Guide to the Nuts and Bolts of the Florida Growth Management Process, published by 1,000 Friends of Florida, to illustrate how the ECPP had operated. He said 4,000 people had attended 70 developer presentations. He emphasized that public participation is the most important part of the process.

After chairing the 100th meeting, Neal Noethlich submitted a letter of resignation as Chairman of the Planning Panel effective at the conclusion of this meeting and as one of the two appointed ECPP Directors representing the Estero Council of Community Leaders, effective upon the appointment of his replacement by the ECCL. DeLisi moved and it was agreed that Noethlich would become a member emeritus once his successor is named. Jack Lienesch was unanimously elected as the new Chairman.

Below are photographs from this meeting. Click to enlarge.

Noethlich chairs the 100th ECPP Meeting.	Jack Lienesch, Sam Levy, Neal Noethlich, Don Eslick, Don Vilnius
The ECPP recognized eight years and 100 meetings with a cake and a display.