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Town of Fort Myers Beach Council candidates hold court at library forum

The four candidates for three open seats on the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council made their cases on Tuesday at a forum in ...
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Cereceda answers Observer questions of the week for Town of Fort Myers Beach Council candidates

Cereceda answered the following questions from the Fort Myers Beach Observer as the first part of our questions of the week ...
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Brady answers Observer questions of the week for Town of Fort Myers Beach Council candidates

Protect FMB President Tom Brady is seeking a four-year seat on the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council in the Nov. 3 election. Brady answered the following questions from the Fort Myers Beach Observer as ...
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County commissioners approve $15M project to reconstruct Main Street on San Carlos Island

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners have voted to approve spending $15 million of a federal grant towards the paving and reconstruction of Main Street on San Carlos Island. The Fort Myers ...
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Town issuing non-resident parking passes for $300

The Town of Fort Myers Beach is now offering non-resident parking passes for $300, which will be good through Dec. 31, 2027. There will be up to 500 non-resident parking passes issued, following the ...
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Wahoo Willie’s captures Wings on the Beach competition with kung pao chicken wings

The kung pao chicken wings at Wahoo Willie’s took down all competitors at the inaugural “Wings on the Beach” competition ...
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Lee Clerk launches contract oversight program through Inspector General Department

Lee County Clerk and Comptroller Kevin Karnes announced a new program designed to strengthen independent oversight of government contracts, grow accountability, and protect taxpayer dollars. The new ...
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Town of Fort Myers Beach Council sends DiamondHead Beach Resort expansion project back to LPA after site plan changes

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted on Monday to remand the DiamondHead Beach Resort expansion proposal back to the ...
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Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager hires new emergency services director

Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager Will McKannay has hired a new emergency services director in longtime New Jersey policeman Philip Rizzo. Rizzo will be paid $120,000 annually for his new job. Rizzo ...
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Ed Schoonover, Local Planning Agency member, candidate for Town of Fort Myers Beach Council, answers questions ahead of election

Ed Schoonover, a member of the Town of Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency, is one of four candidates seeking three seats on the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council. Schoonover answered the following ...
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Town Council appoints members to charter school advisory committees

The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted to appoint volunteers to six committees that town management has created to assist in town officials as they explore creating a new charter school run by the ...
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Photos from the Island View Sports Bar grand opening at the Lani Kai Island Resort

Photos from the Island View Sports Bar grand opening at the Lani Kai Island Resort, on the sixth floor next to the Sun Deck ...