The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted unanimously on Monday to overrule a decision by the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency, and allowed the owner of a mixed commercial and residential use property to eliminate all parking requirements at his Estero Boulevard lot. The vote by the ...
The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted on Monday to approve a second reading of proposed changes to the town's Charter on Monday, which will give voters in November the choice on whether they want to extend the terms of office for appointed councilmembers and create a salary compensation ...
The Lee County Sheriff's Office announced today a markedly increased presence was being placed on patrolling Fort Myers Beach due to planned gatherings circulating on social media. The high-profile announcement was made on social media with a large-scale Facebook production targeting Fort ...
The deadline to run for the three Town of Fort Myers Beach Council seats up for election this November, is approaching soon. The Lee County Supervisor of Elections office, which handles the town's elections, has set qualifying dates of June 8 at noon through June 12 for candidates to submit ...
Dawn and Mike Miller, the owners of The Whale, have acquired the Beach United Methodist Church property on Bay Road. The Millers, who also-co-founded the local business group What's Up FMB, closed on the property on Wednesday for an undisclosed price that hasn't yet been officially posted ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is calling for a special session of the Florida Legislature during the week of June 1 to consider a constitutional amendment that would raise the homestead exemption for property taxes for up to $250,000 of the property's assessed value. The current homestead ...
