Would you rather have a new hotel near Winn-Dixie on Marco Island or a drive-through restaurant next to the local cemetery?
That’s the question recently posed by the owners of both pieces of property to Marco Island City Council members.
A site plan for a 6,300-square-foot strip center with a drive-through restaurant for the property bordering Marco Island Cemetery and Jewish Memorial Gardens was approved by the Marco Island Planning Board in June 2024. However, the developers say they will forgo construction there if city council is amenable to discussions about a larger hotel than zoning allows…