Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District seeks community input on merger proposal through survey
The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District is seeking the public’s input with a survey of the community as part of the study being conducted on the proposed merger of the fire district with the Iona-McGregor Fire District.
The Independent Special Fire Control Districts of Fort Myers Beach and Iona- McGregor are conducting a study to determine if merging the two districts could be operationally and financially beneficial for the taxpayers in both areas.
The study was proposed by State Rep. Adam Botana (R-80). The Bonita Springs Republican had originally proposed merging the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District with the Bonita Springs Fire Control District. That plan was shelved due to widespread opposition.
The merger of the Iona-McGregor Fire District with the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District would require referendums for both districts in order to take effect following a feasibility study.
The J Angle Group LLC was hired as the consultant to conduct this study. The Fort Myers Beach Board of Fire Commissioners approved allocating $83,911 for the study last year, in an expenditure that is being shared with the Iona-McGregor Fire District.
“A crucial part of this process involves gathering feedback from both internal and external
(community) stakeholders,” according to a statement issued by the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District on the survey sent out to the public. “The survey that can be found at the link provided is
specifically designed to collect feedback from the community’s stakeholders. JAG
Associates will summarize and compile the results and include them in the study.
Please note that this survey does not collect respondents’ names (unless expressly
provided), and the results will only be accessible to the JAG team.”
The survey should take a few minutes to completed and must be completed before noon on April 16.
The study can be found through the following link: