Grand opening date set for new Fort Myers Beach Town Hall

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The Town of Fort Myers Beach will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new town hall at 6231 Estero Boulevard on Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Photo by Nathan Mayberg

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The Town of Fort Myers Beach turned the former 7-Eleven property it purchased next door to its new town hall into a public parking lot for town hall business. Photo by Nathan Mauberg

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The new Town of Fort Myers Beach Town Hall will open to the public on Sept. 10. For now, town business is being conducted with the public through staff assigned to Bay Oaks Recreational Campus. Photo by Nathan Mayberg

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Technically, the new town hall at 6231 Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach is open — for employees, though not exactly for the public.

That will change officially on Wednesday, Sept. 10 when the town will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new town hall from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will include refreshments and guided tours for the public.

Town Hall operations for residents are still located out of Bay Oaks where three town employees handling permitting and utilities are working, In addition to parks and recreation staff, Fort Myers Beach Communications Director Nicole Berzin said.

The town moved its town hall operations temporarily to the Bay Oaks Recreational Campus after moving out of its temporary trailers to make way for a Bay Oaks debris removal project that will lead to the installation of pickleball courts and a walking path. The town was also looking to comply with FEMA deadlines to be out of the trailers. The town had been leasing out the trailers since the state stopped covering the cost of renting out temporary trailers the town was using in 2023 after Hurricane Ian.

The Town Hall work remaining to be completed on the first floor is A/C duct work, elevator work, audio/visual equipment installation, painting and other work, Berzin said.

The town purchased the new town hall property at 6231 Estero Boulevard near Bahia Via last year for $7 million to convert from an office building to a new the town hall with funds from the state legislature for the new town hall. The town also acquired the former 7-Eleven property next door for $1.7 million to use for parking.

The town has since knocked down the 7-Eleven building and turned that property into additional parking for town hall.