Mack to host press conference on oil spill with local officials, business owners on Sanibel today
Today, Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14) will host a press conference with local officials and business owners on Sanibel to address the oil spill and local preparedness efforts.
The press conference will take place at 10 a.m. at the Sanibel Fishing Pier at Lighthouse Beach, located at 1 Lighthouse Way on Sanibel.
Among the local officials and business owners participating in the press conference are:
Sanibel City Councilman Marty Harrity
Sanibel City Councilman Jim Jennings
Kim Dickerson, Deputy Director of Lee County Public Safety, Emergency Operations Center
Chief Danny Duncan, Sanibel Fire Department
Captain Matt LeClair, Lee County Sheriff’s Office; District Commander for Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach
Mike and Maureen Valiquette and Emilie Alfino of PURRE (People United to Restore Our Rivers and Estuaries)Water Coalition Foundation
Sam Bailey, owner of Bailey General Store in Sanibel and board member of PURRE
Robbie and Geoff Roepstorff of Edison National Bank and Bank of the Islands