To the editor:
Are you kidding me? Gov. DeSantis now blames “activists” for “hijacking” the process of banning books. He is now in support of a proposal that will limit book bans in schools. He even argues that the idea that he enabled book bans is a “hoax” and “fraud” ...
We’ve all read the headlines, thousands of books removed from shelves, Florida leads the nation in book bans but how much do we really know about the restrictions on students' access to educational materials in our Lee County School District? How do these restrictions take place? Since ...
The Lee County Procurement Management Department recently chose international company Stantec Consulting Services to design and permit (not build) the Fort Myers Beach pier. It’s the first step in what’s expected to be a four-year process to rebuild the structure.
The next step is for the ...
The following letter was shared by the author after being addressed and sent to the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council, Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager, Town of Fort Myers Beach Public Safety Committee and Lee County Board of County Commissioners:
Crosswalk signs need to be replaced
On my 15 ...
As a retired English teacher and frequent user of the county library system, I am dumbfounded by the Lee County Commissioners’ vote to cease the county’s annual membership with the American Library Association (ALA).
Your Nov. 10 story quoted the commissioners making vague statements about ...
The following letter was sent from Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District Chair Joanne Semmer to Rep. Adam Botana and shared with the Fort Myers Beach Observer as Ms. Semmer awaits a response:
Dear Rep. Botana,
Do you still intend to propose the merger of the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito ...
Insurance issues continue to plague Fort Myers Beach and we must remain vigilant. I see this first-hand as my wife and I have had to move five times since the storm because our condo building is still uninhabitable--primarily because of delayed insurance payments. Having served as the State ...
This is information is in response to an article in the Fort Myers Beach Observer and its website Fortmyersbeachtalk.com about the wooden walkover that was approved by the Town of FMB council last March.
There is a lot of information that is misleading and untrue in the previous article by ...
Editor's note: The following letter was addressed to the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council, town manager and town attorney:
Yesterday I took photos of the south end of Fort Myers Beach from just outside the south end of the Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area down to where the Gulf ...
Editor's note: The following letter was sent by former Fort Myers Beach Vice Mayor Joanne Shamp to the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council, Manager and Town Attorney opposing the changes to the Commercial Planned Development for Margaritaville before the council voted to approve the changes this ...