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 ...
It’s a bit ironic that South Seas Resort at the end of Sanibel and Captiva is asking for a full re-write of the Development Code without a pro-active public dialog process. It is one of the most vulnerable land parcels in the region and has always prided itself on the scale and sense of place ...
To Town Council, Town Manager, Town Clerk, and FMB Residents:
The Special Exception for Rood and Kroemer’s 298 foot “dune walkover” should never have been approved by a Town Council 3 to 2 vote. The Town is now being sued by Florida Audubon and rightly so for the Council’s failure ...
We’d like to thank the Town Council for their tireless work on behalf of us citizens both pre and post Ian.
We’ve been impressed by the extensive conversations and careful decision making that generally goes on at LPA and Town Council meetings, considering the benefits for the majority of ...
On September 28 2022, hurricane Ian roared onto our island. It took our innocence, our homes, and our friends. Our newly elected and current town council, and staff stepped up and took charge in the face of this challenge. Many decisions were made (and continue to be made) that were ...
I fully support the lawsuit the Florida Audubon Society has brought against the Town of Fort Myers Beach for all of the reasons stated in the lawsuit.
In addition, shorebird populations have declined in North America by 50% since the 1970s. Why? Coastal habitat loss, fragmentation, ...