By Nathan Mayberg
Parking isn't free on beach
Though there is no rate listed on Fort Myers Beach parking meter signs currently, the town still is charging $6 an hour when motorists use the town's app to pay. Motorists using the town's parking app will find that the charge is $6 an hour even though the town currently has the rate on the signs blank as the town works to update the signage. The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted last month to raise the rates on the town-owned parking spaces from $5 to $6 in order to generate more revenue to fill a budget gap. During discussions among councilmembers, the town council agreed to set a meeting in the near-future to discuss the parking situation further with local businesses and ...
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The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce announced the passing of Marianne Knight, the longtime co-organizer of the American Sand Sculpting Championship. Marianne and her husband Bill of The Sand Lovers were the longtime partners with the Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce in the American ...
Sinkhole of a problem on Fort Myers Beach
A large sinkhole at the intersection of Bay Beach Lane and Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach has been coned off after a broken underground water pipe caused erosion beneath the road, Town of Fort Myers Beach officials said in a statement. Repairs are expected to begin on Monday. Bay Beach ...
Trump dangles incentives in front of voters with ominous warning at mid-term rally in Fort Myers
A crowd of roughly 4,000 supporters of President Donald Trump filled Florida Gulf Coast University's Alico Arena in Fort Myers and heard an offer Trump hopes they won't refuse - $5,000 for every taxpaying American if Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. ...
