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Lee County commissioners vote to acquire Olsen Marina for $1.9 million

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to go under contract to acquire the Olsen Marina at 1100 Main Street on Fort Myers Beach for $1.9 million. The county is planning to build a boat ramp on the San Carlos Island property, according to Robert Clemens, Director of Lee County Lands. The county commissioners have been looking into construction a boat ramp on the island since Hurricane Ian devastated a whole section of the waterfront there. The resolution approved on Tuesday authorizes county staff to close on the purchase along with $60,000 in closing costs for 28,358 square feet of land owned by Olsen Marine Holdings LLC. Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka, ...

Boil water notice lifted

A water main break last week caused the Town of Fort Myers Beach to turn off water for three streets and issue a boil water notice. The boil water notice was lifted on Tuesday, nearly a week after the water main break was caused by a contractor. The Town of Fort Myers Beach announced the water main break last week Wednesday and shut off water on Anchorage Street, St. Peters Drive and Bay Mar Drive. A boil water notice was in effect from last week Wednesday until it was lifted today, Town of Fort Myers Beach Communications Director Nicole Berzin said.

Florida DOT to close one lane on Matanzas Pass Bridge for lighting work

The Florida Department of Transportation picked Labor Day weekend to close one lane of traffic onto the Matanzas Pass Bridge onto Fort Myers Beach, beginning on Sunday, Aug, 31 in order for crews to install conduits for permanent bridge lighting. The right, southbound lane on the bridge for ...

Grand opening date set for new Fort Myers Beach Town Hall

Technically, the new town hall at 6231 Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach is open — for employees, though not exactly for the public. That will change officially on Wednesday, Sept. 10 when the town will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new town hall from 9 a.m. to ...

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Florida Public Relations Association announces accreditation for Eric Jackson

Eric Jackson, a member of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), has earned his professional public relations accreditation, receiving the designation of Accredited in Public Relations (APR). He joins more than 4,500 active public relations ...

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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 ...

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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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