Pine Island is about the size of Manhattan. Yet this piece of Old Florida features palm tree farms and mango groves, instead of skyscrapers. The population is about 9,000 full-time residents.

Ian caused catastrophic damage to the island and many people on Pine Island are still re-building from the damage of Hurricane Ian. Since Ian there has been concern that the island could lose its natural beauty and small community charm.

Long-time Pine Islanders, like Margie Cooper worry that re-building could drastically change the place. “It’s scary. The future of the island is not a good future, I don’t think,” Cooper said.

Mike Shevlin has lived on the island and worked as a realtor for more than 40 years and says since Ian “there’s a lot of interest from people wanting to come in and pick up property quick, cheap”. Shevlin said he hopes the place stays mostly rural. But added that zoning regulations and the bottleneck at the Matlacha drawbridge are stalling major housing developments.

Residents are concerned that there has been talk for some years about a second bridge, but no plans have come together. Currently a two-lane bridge is the only road on and off the Island. This keeps the island a bit of a haven, and a relief from the everyday stress of cars and people, and that sort of thing,” Shelvin said.

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