City Council finds agreement in series of unanimous votes
Lance Shearer
Columnist
The City Council meeting on Monday was something of a love fest, with every vote taken by the councilors coming in at 7-0 in approval of whatever the motion was.
That included not only the discussion of rental properties and noise, the only agenda item that sparked any heat or conflicting viewpoints, but a raft of other business that the council dealt with. Along with a pro forma approval of a proclamation declaring the week of May 22-28 National Safe Boating Week, clearly timed for when on the water activity up north is getting underway, as opposed to Florida where it has been in full swing all winter.
A group of Marco Island residents, led by the an emergency response nonprofit called Marco Patriots, is calling for government authorities to install what would be one of the island s first accessibility beach mats.
Also called mobility mats, accessibility mats are non-slip removable paths that provide a firmer surface for people who use wheelchairs or other mobility tools. The proposed mat would allow people like Moriarty to safely get close to the water on South Marco Beach.
Erin Mia Milchman, board president of the Patriots, said installing an accessibility mat on the beach is the right thing to do. Our demographic deserves it. It will make everyone s life happier and easier, Milchman said.