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Recall effort reaches petition requirement

The organizers of an effort to recall Town of Fort Myers Beach councilmembers John King and Karen Woodson announced they have secured more than 600 petitions for the recall, enough to force a recall election if verified by the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. The petitions are expected to ...

Speed bumps on San Carlos Boulevard temporary

The objects that appear to be speed bumps along Hurricane Pass Bridge on San Carlos Boulevard are actually pieces of plywood or steel plates covering the recently poured concrete for the bridge joints on Fort Myers Beach, Florida Department of Transportation spokesman David Scarpelli said. ...

Loggerhead Fish-Tale Marina gets approvals for rehabilitation work

As the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Ian nears, the owners of Loggerhead Fish-Tale Marina now have plans in place approved by the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council to proceed with repairs to its docks, dry storage boat facilities and other buildings which will also include a Pinchers ...

News From Around the Region

Driver charged under Florida’s new dangerous excessive speeding law

The Florida Highway Patrol announced an arrest on I-75 in North Fort Myers Thursday under Florida's "dangerous excessive speeding" statute, established by House Bill 351 which took effect July 1. The new law creates a new criminal offense (FSS 316.1922) for driving 50 mph over the speed limit ...

Local Columns

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Guest Column: A Responsible Step Toward a Stronger Fort Myers Beach

On August 4, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council took an important but often misunderstood step by approving a not-to-exceed millage rate of 1.255 mills for the upcoming fiscal year. Let me be clear: this is not a final tax increase. It is a procedural requirement that sets the upper limit for ...

Editorials

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Editorial | Every school year begins with promise

Count us among those excited for the start of the new school year Monday. Not because we have kids, tweens or teens who — though we love them the muchest — may have, ummm, pushed our parental patience a time or two during this long, hot and humid summer. But because the district has ...

Should the Town of Fort Myers Beach give the owners of temporary trailers more time to keep the trailer son their properties past the Sept. 23 deadline the town had originally sought?

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