Mayor, Environmental Project Manager clash over turtle lighting ordinance

A discussion on the town’s sea turtle conservation lighting ordinance led to clashes between Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers and Town of Fort Myers Beach Environmental Project Manager Chadd Chustz over arguments Allers made in challenging the town’s lighting ordinance and permit reviews. The arguments occurred during a planning and management session on Thursday after Town Council scheduled the discussion during the middle of the town’s sea turtle nesting season and during a season where there have already been 15 deadly disorientations of sea turtle hatchlings due to lighting violations. “I wanted to talk about this because as we are rebuilding, the number one complaint I ...

Mound House to host presentation from meteorologist

Katie Walls a meteorologist with WINK News, will be giving a presentation on weather forecasting at the Mound House on Thursday. The program will begin with refreshments at 5 p.m., followed by the lecture at 5:30 p.m. Walls will cover how meteorologists use information gathered from satellites, Doppler radar, weather stations, and other advanced technologies to create weather forecasts. Walls will explain how computer modeling works, the latest innovations in weather forecasting, and how emerging technologies are improving forecast accuracy. Walls will discuss how WINK News and news organizations work with the National Weather Service, research institutions, government agencies, and ...

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Sea turtle hatchlings facing challenges of washouts, disorientations