Shamron Beach Club wins Town/Chamber commercial award
Congrats to Shamron Beach Club at 7650 Estero Boulevard.
When 2004 Shamron Beach Board President Paul Page hired local architect Joe W. Bigos to design a new look for the pool and parking lot of the then 21-year old condominium, he didn’t know it would take six years to complete. Permitting problems, board changes, and Hurricane Charley contributed to the delay.
“Like everyone else on the island, we spent much of 2004 cleaning up the mess that Charley left us. Everything else was on hold,” said Page.
Now, six years and three different boards later, the nearly complete project has received an award from the Town Chamber Alliance Beautification Recognition Program.
The over 850-thousand dollar project includes a new stucco and aluminum fence wall surrounding the street side pool area as well as a new pool house and deck. Pavers have replaced the asphalt parking lot and an in-ground lighting system now lines the entrance. Hundreds of new trees and bushes indigenous to our area enhance the property including nine new Coconut Palms, three Gumbo Limbo trees, 220 Cocoplums, 80 Green Buttonwoods, 80 Variated Arbor Colas, and 170 Eg Liriope.
As with all construction projects, there are still things to be done. The waterfall on the pool wall at the entrance isn’t working and there are problems with drainage and effervescence on the pavers.
“It’s up to us to fix these problems,” said current board member Barbara Kiebler, whose late husband Paul worked with all three boards and was instrumental in obtaining the permits for the project. “Paul loved Shamron. It was his home and he wanted to make it a beautiful place for all owners. Now, it’s up to us to make sure it is.”
submitted by Sally Page, Shamron Beach Condominium Association
and Lois Poff, Town of Fort Myers Beach