Dr. Mike Parsons, an FGCU Marine Science Professor has managed to quiet the concerns of local homeowners, assuring them that the mid-florida gulf coast, including Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, North Port, Cape Coral, Venice, and more may in fact be the safest area along the gulf coast.  The location of our beautiful community sparing it from oil wash up, polluted beaches and wildlife loss from the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

This determination may have comforted the homeowners and beach goers in our area, but it seems the perception of those who would choose to move or vacation here has yet to be altered.  Most out of state vacationers and residents automatically assume that the spill in the gulf will leave the entire state covered in oil, but that is simply not the case, a fact that has proven difficult to convey to prospective real estate clients.

In the meantime, Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte realtors, builders, and business owners await the tourist season, hoping that seasonal residents who return to the area will spread the word after witnessing first hand that homes, beaches and businesses in our area are oil free and  projected to stay that way.