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The Lee County Board of Port Commissioners elected Kevin Ruane as chair for 2025 during its first meeting held Jan. 16. Cecil L. Pendergrass was elected as vice chair. The board, composed of the five Lee Board of County Commissioners, meets bi-monthly as the Board of Port Commissioners to set policy and direct the operations […]
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Jan 1, 2025 · The Mound House on Fort Myers Beach will be hosting Dr. Mike Parsons of Florida Gulf Coast University’s Water School for a presentation about the water quality around Fort Myers Beach Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. Building upon years of research, Dr. Parsons will answer questions about water quality and share data from a community science project from this past summer on Fort ...
Hearing to be held on Bay Harbour Marina Village hotel
Jun 25, 2024 · A public hearing will be held in front of a Lee County hearing examiner Thursday on a proposed 240-room hotel to be added as an allowable use at the Bay Harbour Marina Village off Main Street on San Carlos Island. The hearing will be held in the Lee County Public Works building second floor hearing […]
We Stand With Israel - FORT MYERS - Beach Observer and Beach …
Jan 17, 2025 · And today, tomorrow and through the fight that has followed the heinous holiday attack by Hamas terrorists upon both the State of Israel and the Jewish people, we stand with Israel after its nation witnessed the most unspeakable depravity of barbaric terrorism from the killing of babies in their homes by burning and decapitation, the slaughtering of families in their beds to the taking of ...
Town of Fort Myers Beach to make permitting staff available this ...
Oct 18, 2024 · Town of Fort Myers Beach officials announced that permitting staff will be on site at its Town Hall trailers this weekend on 2731 Oak Street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for assistance regarding new or existing permits.
Fort Myers Beach Council turns its back on environment
Jan 17, 2025 · Fort Myers Beach has had some sad moments the last two years. Hurricane Ian took the lives of 16 people from the island and the homes of countless others. The town’s former Manager Roger Hernstadt lost his home to a fire the day after and then his job at the hands of a …
Lee County grapples with damaged roads, loss of power from …
Oct 11, 2024 · Approximately 145,000 homes and businesses were without electricity Friday, two days after Hurricane Milton downed power lines, flooded roads and scattered debris while leaving its worst damage for counties to the north. More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power during the hurricane. The National Weather Service recorded the second-highest storm surge for Lee County […]
Latest National Weather Service update on Hurricane Milton
Oct 8, 2024 · The latest Hurricane Milton update from the National Weather Service has the storm currently carrying 155 mph winds – just shy of a Category 5 storm. The hurricane is expected to land sometime Wednesday night into Thursday morning as a Category 3 hurricane which could carry winds of 125 miles per hour. The center of […]
Survivors of Paradise: The Lives That Hurricanes Spin
Jan 17, 2025 · Nov. 30 marks the close of another hurricane season, a yearly chapter that haunts Floridians with poetic regularity. Whether native-born or a transplant, the state of infinite beaches and clear waters reflects on this time of year as bittersweet. December brings relief, knowing we can rest easier for a while. Yet, the scars—both seen and […]