By Tiffany Repecki Staff Writer. Breeze Newspapers, August 2025
The Sanibel Fire and Rescue District’s commission heard updates on the design of one fire station and the construction of the second one during its recent meeting, plus adjusted the fire prevention fees.
On Aug. 13, Schenkel Shultz’s Nathalie White gave a presentation on the plans for the reconstruction of Station 171 on Palm Ridge Road. Similar to how the engineering, architectural and design firm approached Station 172, it looked at what makes Sanibel special, along with the history of the district.
She spoke of the over 100-year-old, two-headed sabal palm at the station that did not survive Hurricane Ian. Once a symbol to the district and used on its patches, she reinterpreted it for the design elements.
