WEEK OF APRIL 9, 2025
VOLUME 63, NUMBER 21
City council OKs speed change, hears of initiative
By TIFFANY REPECKI
trepecki@breezenewspapers.com
The Sanibel City Council approved a speed limit reduction for a neighborhood at the request of the homeowners association at its recent meeting, as well as heard about a storm recovery dashboard that a group of islanders are working on. On April 1, city staff presented the council with a request from The Sanctuary at Wulfert Point Community Association to reduce the speed limit on Wulfert Road and two other roads, Troon Court and Baltusrol Court, that are located within the association’s boundaries from 30 mph to 20 mph. According to staff’s memo, correspondences from the association identified concerns with the recorded travel speeds of vehicles on Wulfert and how the speeds create public safety concerns. The association shared that Wulfert is the primary walkway and there are no sidewalks. As such, residents walking on Wulfert do not See COUNCIL, page 26
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BIG ARTS to present Family & Friends Day
By TIFFANY REPECKI
trepecki@breezenewspapers.com
Tickets are available for a free island event that will include an animal show and activities. See BIG ARTS, page 25
BIG ARTS will host its Family & Friends Day on April 12 at its campus on Sanibel, featuring a show by the Wild World of Animals with moderator and animal advocate Grant Kemmerer. WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS
Island school PTA to host Annual Seahorse Festival
By TIFFANY REPECKI
trepecki@breezenewspapers.com
The island community will have the chance to take part in a family-friendly event this weekend. The Sanibel School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) will host its Annual Seahorse Festival on April 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the pavilion at The Sanibel School on Sanibel. Free and open to the public, it will feature activities for the whole family, including inflatables, games with prizes, food and more. “This is one of our bigger, more fun
giveback events,” PTA Vice President Samantha Britt said. “This is one of our biggest fun events that is available to the kids, to the families and to the community.” There will be pony rides available, along with a petting zoo that will feature a lama, baby goats, chickens, bunnies and pot-bellied pigs, as well as other possible small animals. To keep the littlest ones safe, there will be a toddler bounce house. “We will also have a rock wall. We’ll See SEAHORSE FESTIVAL, page 32
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