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LeeTran will resume its free tram service on Fort Myers Beach beginning Thursday. The free tram will run about every 30 to 40 minutes, beginning daily at 8:20 a.m. at Fort Myers Beach Public Library and ending with the last tram leaving Bowditch Point Park at approximately 10:55 p.m. Regular ...

In a re-vote for the appointments to the Fort Myers Beach Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force, MERTF member Rob Howell was re-appointed by the town council after a second runoff Monday morning. The re-vote was necessitated due to a miscount over appointments to MERTF last month when ...

Tropical Storm Sara “is gone”

"Sara is gone," were the words from the National Weather Service Sunday. Three words that everyone on Fort Myers Beach and Lee County wanted to hear following concern last week that the tropical storm could head towards the Gulf of Mexico after slamming Honduras. According to an update from ...

Monday's Fort Myers Beach Council hearing on the proposed 17-story Seagate Development Group condominium tower has been postponed until December. Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers said the project will be discussed again on Dec. 2 by the town council with a second reading and hearing on Dec. ...

FEMA has rejected a request from the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council to get an extension from an order to remove non-compliant shipping containers and temporary structures in the special flood hazard area and coastal high hazard area. The town has sought the extension in order to give ...

The Town of Fort Myers Beach waiver on residential trade permit fees for drywall and additional minor repairs for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton has been extended through Dec. 31, Town of Fort Myers Beach Public Information Officer Nicole Berzin announced. A permit is still required ...