Charter Review Commission dives into salaries, mayor's role
Town boundaries, Council salaries and whether the town’s mayor should be elected by voters or fellow councilmembers, were all items taken up in a discussion this past week by the Town of Fort Myers Beach Charter Review Commission. The commission’s members are going over the town’s bylaws line by line as they prepare recommendations to the Town Council for any changes to the document that governs the town. The commission was appointed this past summer by the Town Council. One of the hottest topics discussed at the commission’s most recent meeting was whether the mayor should be elected. Currently, and since the town’s inception 30 years ago, the mayor has technically been a ...
Photo gallery: Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade
School board silent on Fort Myers Beach Elementary
Lighthouse to host Christmas tree lighting
Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade returns Saturday
One of the most colorful nights of the year on the island returns Saturday night to Fort Myers Beach with more than two dozen boats set to partake in the annual Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade along Estero Bay. Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce President Jacki Liszak said 28 boats ...
County commissioners approve contracts for Lynn Hall Memorial Park restrooms, Crescent Beach Family Park work
The anticipated replacement of Lynn Hall Memorial Park’s restroom facility is now on schedule to begin in January, with an estimated completion date of this summer. The work was approved by a vote of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday to approve two construction ...
Town of Fort Myers Beach honors Spalletta and Tunaskin founders with Mulholland Award
The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council has named longtime Turtle Time volunteer Mary Rose Spalletta, and Tunaskin founders Bill Bronsord and Mitch Fusek, with the town’s prestigious John Mullholland Stewardship Award. The award, named after the late Fort Myers Beach Mayor John Mulholland, ...
