Restoring the shared use path, modifying and installing weir flap gates, and addressing the drainage issue in the Tradewinds area are among the City of Sanibel’s legislative priorities for 2026. And in that order.
The city’s legislative funding request is $7.3 million for those projects.
Hurricane Ian heavily damaged the 26-mile shared-use path in 2022, and it sustained further damage after the storm due to debris placement in the right-of-way. The city received a $1 million appropriation from the state in 2023 to start the reconstruction…