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Fort Myers Beach issues warning letters over short-term rental registration compliance

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Community Development Department has issued warning letters to property owners who may not be in compliance with the Town’s Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration Ordinance. The letters, mailed May 5, notify property owners that Town staff were unable to verify registration compliance as required under Section 10-198 of the Town of Fort Myers Beach Code of Ordinances. The Town is encouraging voluntary compliance and providing property owners with an opportunity to complete the registration process before additional enforcement measures are considered. Property owners operating short-term vacation rentals are required to register their properties with ...

Town of Fort Myers Beach Council approves $10K raise for Town Manager

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council awarded Fort Myers Beach Manager Will McKannay a 5% raise on Monday, as part of his first performance review since being hired a year ago. The 5% raise brings McKannay's salary to more than $214,000. McKannay, a retired U.S. Army Garrison commander, who has ...

SWFL News

CROW warns feeding pelicans and other seabirds can have deadly consequences

As Florida prepares for an expanded 2026 recreational red snapper season, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is reminding anglers that feeding pelicans and other seabirds fish scraps can unintentionally cause serious injury or death. Wildlife rehabilitators at CROW say they ...

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Florida Python Challenge is back

The annual Florida Python Challenge™ is back. The event kicks off on Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., and runs until Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m. Registered participants in this year’s challenge will get the chance to win a share of $25,000 in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from ...

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Florida Education Association sues over state’s funding of schools

Just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis touched down at Fort Myers High School to rail against teachers unions with Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas, the Florida Education Association sued Kamoutsas and the Florida State Board of Education for allegedly failing to adequately ...

Local Columns

Guest commentary: SCCF provides update on legislative special session

Last week, the Florida Legislature met to discuss three issues during its Congressional Map Redistricting Special Session. The Legislature passed a new congressional map that creates four more Republican-leaning seats. The map could face a legal challenge as it may violate Florida’s 2010 ...

Editorials

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Editorial | Oh, when will they ever learn

For those of us old enough to remember the ‘60s, the times they aren’t a-changin.’ The current administration’s decision to wage a boots-on-the-ground “police action” is not the first time an administration, citing preservation and protection of country ideals, has been willing to ...

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