City of Sanibel submitted three grant applications to the Lee County Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program. The requests for funding are for hiring consultants or similar professional services to provide technical assistance for the Sanibel Plan Update ($250,000), Sanibel Transportation Master Plan ($200,000) and Sanibel Broadband Feasibility Study ($252,000). 

Sanibel Plan Update: One of the strategic goals and objectives that City Council adopted on Aug.16, 2022, was to develop a plan to review all elements of the Sanibel Plan (the city’s comprehensive plan) and present an updated plan to Council. The Sanibel Plan was last revised in 2013. 

Sanibel Transportation Master Plan: A comprehensive master plan will be developed to include the evaluation of roads for climate related risks, parking and transportation alternatives and traffic management to improve level of service along roadways (mitigate congestion). 

Sanibel Broadband Feasibility Study: This study will determine the feasibility of underground and aerial installation of infrastructure for fiberoptic-based high-speed symmetrical internet network connectivity to end users (households, businesses, etc.) within the city limits of Sanibel.