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Estero Village Council’s push to put a traffic signal on Corkscrew Road near Interstate 75 faced another hiccup as construction costs jumped nearly $363,000 from a cost estimate less than a year ago.
Residents have pushed for a traffic light near Corkscrew Woodlands Boulevard for years. It would eliminate left turns from Corkscrew Road in and out of the residential street. A 23-year-old woman was killed in a crash at the intersection in April 2018, and people have called it a danger.
Lee County is responsible for building a signal on Puente Lane east of the intersection. Village Council thought the process was taking too long and fronted about $770,000 in January to hasten the process. The payment was based on an estimate given by a project engineer in July 2020.
Carlsbad
As a political science student in college, Scott Chadwick wanted to be an elected official. Instead, he ended up working for five of them.
Chadwick, 46, became Carlsbad’s new city manager Aug. 1, where as the city’s top administrator his direct supervisors are the members of the City Council.
“I take my cues from the council as a whole,” he said. His job is to implement the council’s policies and stay as far out of politics as possible.
Most of Chadwick’s career has been with the city of San Diego, where he was chief operating officer from 2013 to 1018. His efforts there were praised by the California League of Cities and others for improving service, increasing transparency and boosting community engagement