Civic News
Upcoming Events and Meeting Dates
Posted on Aug 1st, 2026
Civic Association News - August 2026
As we draw yet another month closer to a new Snowbird Season here in Imperial Harbor, ideas, plans and
schedules abound. While summer is a time of enjoyment, outdoor fun and vacationing…Your Civic Associa-
tion Board remains busily working to fulfill our duties to this community. We will have much to share with
you at our General Membership meetings when everyone is back for the Season.
What we all know as the “Tag Sale” is scheduled for February 19th & 20th of next year. With a new name and
some fresh ideas, we are looking forward to this annual event being a great success! So when you return, be
sure to set aside the things you are planning to part with…clothing, household goods, small appliances, yard
tools, etc. All donations to our sale are greatly appreciated.
Our second annual Senior Expo is slated for March 4th, 2027. We received great feedback from our first Expo,
so we’re excitedly looking forward to this next one! As we line up vendors, some from last year and some
new, we will share with you who those will be. Sharing education, resources and awareness with Imperial Har-
bor is a very important part of what we do.
We hope you all are enjoying your summer, wherever you are. Many of the northern states have recently had
some “Florida like” weather, so perhaps just a little taste of the summers we experience here. (However, WE
have the palm trees.) No worries, it will pass. It will turn to fall before you know it!
On behalf of the Board, I would like to say a big Thank You to all of you who continue to support us in our
endeavors. We sincerely appreciate all the encouragement and support we hear from so many of you, as well
as your memberships and the extra that some folks send in along with their yearly dues. Each of us takes our
position seriously, and we strive to do our best. We could not do it without you.
So enjoy yourselves over the summer, and into the fall. And when you think about returning here to Imperial
Harbor, know that we will welcome you back and we are looking forward to a new Snowbird Season with you!
The Civic Association Board of Directors
Civic Association News - July 2026
Hello Imperial Harbor Neighbors!
Our southwest Florida summer weather is very much here! Heat, humidity, and finally some much needed
rain. Those of us who are here permanently know that this is the time of year to venture outdoors early in the
morning, or later in the evenings whenever possible. Regardless of when and where you are, hydrate, hydrate,
hydrate!! Dehydration is a serious issue amongst seniors, and it can happen quickly. Please, take especially
good care of yourselves throughout the summer.
As your Board members continue working over the summer months, we’d like to remind you to take a fresh
look at the Deed of Restrictions for Imperial Harbor. Now is a good time to read through it and make sure that
your property is in compliance. If you have any questions regarding this, your Board is here to answer them.
(To read the DoR online, simply go to imperialharbor.org where you can easily find it. Just hover over Civic
Association towards the right of your screen. Then you’ll see a drop down of different subjects. Scroll down
and click on Civic Documents. Our Deed of Restrictions is at the top.)
We are about a month into Hurricane Season 2026, ready or not! We were very fortunate to have a quiet Hurri-
cane Season last year, and we’re hoping for the same this year. However, time will tell. There is an excellent
printed booklet put out by WINK News every year, the WINK Hurricane Guide. They give specific infor-
mation on preparing your property for storm season, gathering supply kits for you and any pets, special prepa-
rations for mobile homes, what to do after a hurricane, maps of zones in the area, a list of important phone
numbers and websites…and much more helpful information. You can access the WINK Hurricane Guide 2026
online at https://www.winknews.com/weather/hurricane_guide/ The printed version is also available free. In
the past, Publix always carried these booklets, but they are not doing so anymore. However, there are many
businesses throughout Lee County where you can find them. Below is a list of the ones closest to Imperial
Harbor.
LEE COUNTY: WINK Hurricane Guide 2026
Outreach Center Coconut Point Mall 23181 Village Shops
Way, Suite #101,Estero Outreach Center Downtown Fort Myers 2125 First St., Suite #100, Fort Myers Outreach Center Edison Mall 4125 Cleveland Ave., Suite #1930, Fort Myers Outreach Center Gulf Coast Town Center 9918 Gulf
Coast Main Street, Suite #B120, Ft Myers Outreach Center Miromar Outlets 10801 Corkscrew Rd., Suite #190
(by playground), Ft Myers Sprouts Farmers Market - Estero 19990 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero Sprouts Farmers
Market - Fort Myers 8595 College Parkway, Suite 210, Fort Myers Suncoast Credit Union - Bonita Springs
25183 Chamber of Commerce Dr, Bonita Springs Suncoast Credit Union - College Parkway 9131 College
Pkwy Suite 135-140, Ft Myers Suncoast Credit Union - East Fort Myers 4491 Underwood Dr, Fort Myers
Suncoast Credit Union - Estero 19750 South Tamiami Trl, Fort Myers Suncoast Credit Union - Daniels Park-
way 13465 Daniels Commerce Blvd, Ft Myers Suncoast Credit Union - Matthew Drive 1533 Matthew Dr, Fort
Myers Suncoast Credit Union - North Fort Myers 565 Pine Island Rd, N. Fort Myers Suncoast Credit Union -
Riverdale 14021 Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers Suncoast Credit Union - Treeline 10580 Colonial Blvd Unit
108, Fort Myers Sunshine Ace Hardware Babcock Ranch- 42080 Cypress Parkway, Suite #11, Babcock Ranch
Sunshine Ace Hardware Bonita Springs 9100 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs Sunshine Ace Hardware San
Carlos 18911 Tamiami Trail South, San Carlos Park
So for those of you who remain here for the summer, please take care and be prepared. We wish all of you a
safe, healthy and happy summer 2026…wherever you are!!
Most Sincerely,
Your Board of Directors
The Civic Association of Imperial Harbor
The Harborite • July 2026
Civic Association News - June 2026
Hello From Sunny Florida!
Our community is much more quiet as many snowbirds have once again migrated north for the
summer. We dearly miss our friends and neighbors who are gone for a few months, so enjoy
your northern summer and we look forward to seeing you here in the fall!
For those of you who are still here…Have you seen it? Have you noticed? Some properties at
the entrance to Imperial Harbor have been spruced up and are looking great! A big THANK
YOU to those who have been working to improve your properties!! By doing this, you have
not only improved your own property value, but that of your neighbors as well. Not to men-
tion, it is just so nice to see places looking their best!
Your current Civic Association Board is made up of both snowbirds and permanent Florida
residents. As such, a few of us are already up north and some of us are still here and looking
forward to some vacation time. During these summer months, Board members continue to
work. We have been addressing various questions and concerns from residents, processing
new Memberships, working with the City of Bonita Springs to identify current rental proper-
ties which do not have the required permit from the city, delivering Welcome packets to new
homeowners as homes are purchased, reminding real estate professionals that we are a 55+
community and encouraging them to get the appropriate paperwork to their prospective clients
before sales are closed. We are also brainstorming ideas for events and activities for the up-
coming season, and will be coordinating schedules with the Harbor Club for the season. Our
team of Board members is also spending a good amount of time reviewing countless docu-
ments and information pertaining to the Civic Association itself, as well as to the work of pre-
vious Boards over the years. We are educating ourselves in the factual history, including the
many processes and procedures implemented and sometimes changed, over time. We’re look-
ing closely at what has been successful, what has protected and served our community well.
Also, those things which may not have been so successful and which could be improved upon
to better protect our 55+ community and serve our homeowners and residents.
We reconvene in November, with our first General Membership Meeting for the new season
being held on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 7:00pm in the Clubhouse. Though the Civic As-
sociation Board is composed solely of volunteers, we all take our positions on the Board very
seriously. We are each homeowners here in Imperial Harbor, and we care deeply about our
community and we desire to protect it and see it thrive as the strong and beautiful 55+ commu-
nity it was meant to be.
THANK YOU to those of you who support us, not only financially, but also in your words of
encouragement and the caring you show. We appreciate each and every one of you, and we
will strive to do our best for this community.
Most Sincerely,
Your Board of Directors The Civic Association of Imperial Harbor
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