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WEBWith the cleanup from Hurricane Helene underway, Town of Fort Myers Beach government officials issued an alert to its residents: get permits before you do your work. On Saturday, the town sent out an alert through its email blasts stating that doing repair work without a permit is illegal. Yet just what work needs permits and what doesn’t ...
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WEB4 days ago — Storm surge overwhelms Fort Myers Beach. September 26, 2024 - Fort Myers Beach News. Storm surge overwhelmed Fort Myers Beach Thursday as tides from the Gulf of Mexico crossed over Estero Boulevard and onto residential streets. The National Weather Service has forecasted three to five feet of storm surge is …
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WEB5 days ago — Hurricane Helene to pass Fort Myers Beach Thursday with storm surge up to five feet. September 25, 2024. The National Weather Service is predicting that Hurricane Helene will pass by Fort Myers Beach and Lee County as a Category 2 hurricane Thursday morning from about 150 miles off the coast as it heads …
Access to Fort Myers Beach from south end to open following …
WEBOct 17, 2022 — Lee County Government has announced that the southern entrance to Fort Myers Beach will reopen Tuesday following repairs to Big Carlos Pass Bridge, Big Hickory Pass Bridge, New Pass Bridge and Little Carlos Pass Bridge. The Florida Department of Transportation completed temporary repairs to the four previously damaged and closed bridges that provide access to […]
DeSantis declares state of emergency for Lee County ahead of …
WEBAug 2, 2024 — A state of emergency has been declared for Lee County and more than 50 other Florida counties by Gov. Ron DeSantis due to a tropical wave that could form into a tropical depression and leave as much as a foot of rain or more over the next week across Florida. In a declaration issued Thursday, […]
County embarks on $208M water facility for Beach
WEBFeb 13, 2024 — The Lee County Board of County Commissioners have approved a $208 million Fort Myers Beach Water Reclamation Facility master plan which will upgrade the aging infrastructure of a plant dating back to 1978. As a first step, the commissioners approved a $14.5 million contract CDM Smith, Inc. this past week, to provide comprehensive engineering services […]
Santini Plaza on track to reopen this fall
WEBJun 26, 2024 — Yariv Shaked has Santini Plaza on the comeback trail and he can see the finish line. After hard work repairing the plaza from damage incurred from Hurricane Ian, Shaked said the popular shopping center on the south end of Fort Myers Beach will be ready to open in the fall. “If things go well, people […]
Lee County issues evacuation order for Fort Myers Beach, barrier ...
WEBSep 27, 2022 — Lee County has issued mandatory evacuations for Fort Myers Beach and all of Evacuation Zone A and parts of B in advance of Hurricane Ian’s approach. The county has issued these orders for the barrier islands, including Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, Pine Island, and low-lying areas in Bonita Springs and Cape Coral. The order […]
TECO reports on natural gas line options
WEBJul 1, 2015 — The installation of natural gas lines are proving to be more of a reality for Fort Myers Beach businesses than residential properties on the island. Last Friday, officials from TECO Peoples Gas provided an update on the fossil fuel and its availability on the Beach during and after construction involving the upcoming …
Meet the candidates for Lee County School Board
WEBJul 24, 2020 — There are three Lee County School Board seats up for election this year but voters countywide may only cast a ballot in one of these non-partisan races -- the at-large District 7 seat. As a result of a voter-approved change in 2016, most school board seats are elected by district, meaning the races for the District 2 and 3 seats will be decided by voters within those respective districts only.