Loggerhead Fish-Tale Marina gets approvals for rehabilitation work
Fort Myers Beach Council approves extensions for trailers based on hardship applications
Two people hospitalized after being struck by vehicle on San Carlos Boulevard
Two contractors in a work zone on San Carlos Boulevard off island on Fort Myers Beach were struck by a vehicle near Siesta Drive at the bend between the Fort Myers Beach fire station and Pincher's this afternoon. Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth said the two individuals were working in the road in a work zone when the vehicle hit them at approximately 1 p.m. The vehicle was traveling away from Fort Myers Beach toward Fort Myers when it struck two people. Both individuals and the vehicle ended up in mangroves off the road. "The car hit two people and threw them into the mangroves," Wirth said. "The car finished in the mangroves." The two individuals struck by the vehicle were ...
Lee County School district officials in talks for charter school at Beach Elementary
Beach renourishment expected to be completed this week
Town of Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers said the latest target date for the town’s beach renourishment project to be completed is the end of August. The project, which has been granted extensions every month since it was expected to be completed in January, could be mostly wrapped up by ...
Fort Myers Beach Manager could give trailer owners more time past September deadline
“Many of our residents still are in a position of hardship,” Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager Will McKannay said on Thursday as he explained why the town would be seeking to give residents and some businessowners some more time to be given permits for temporary trailers on their ...
Mayor suggests new charges for Fort Myers Beach visitors to address budget shortfall
Town of Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers encouraged town staff to consider more charges for visitors to the town in order to make up for an approximately $1.2 million budget hole that has led to a tentative millage rate hike of 26%. Allers said he wants staff to look into extra charges and ...
