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Wanting answers from Rep. Botana on merger talks

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 ...

Staying vigilant on insurance

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 ...

Concerning walkover and MERTF

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 ...

Community Redevelopment: Public Input is Important to the Outcome

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 ...

Town’s special exception permit for walkover puts shorebirds at risk

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 ...

Council’s decision on boardwalk will negatively impact island

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 ...