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Crescent Beach Family Park reopens

Crescent Beach Family Park reopened on Fort Myers Beach this week, approximately six months after construction started. The $1.3 million Lee County project involves the planting of a new grassy area in the middle along with shade trees and shade structures. The project got off to a rocky ...

Crescent Beach Family Park to reopen Wednesday

Lee County Parks & Recreation is scheduled to reopen Crescent Beach Family Park on Fort Myers Beach this morning following the completion of a restoration project that rebuilt and enhanced the beachfront park after damage caused by Hurricane Ian. The $1.3 million project restored the ...

SWFL News

Arrest report details shootout on I-75 between officers and suspect

An arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol filed with Lee County Court details how officers took a man sought in a St. Petersburg homicide into custody following a wild shootout after a standoff on I-75 that shut the highway down for hours outside of Fort Myers last Wednesday. The ...

Libertarian Party of Lee County to host two candidate forums

The Libertarian Party of Lee County will hold two forums in the upcoming weeks to provide a platform for 2026 Candidates and School Board Candidates to address the community. With a school board meeting scheduled on Monday, Aug. 3, the Libertarian Party of Lee County aims to engage with ...

Local Columns

Guest Commentary | Property tax reform amendment threatens conservation measures

In an abbreviated two-day special session on June 1-2 to discuss property tax reform, the Legislature passed the governor’s proposed state constitutional amendment to increase the existing property tax homestead exemption from the current $50,000 to an eventual $250,000. The amendment, which ...

Editorials

New poll question for Fort Myers Beach Observer Do you support the proposed state constitutional amendment up for referendum to give homestead property owners an exemption from local municipal government taxes for up to $250,000 of their property's value?

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