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Town of Fort Myers Beach Public Information Officer Nicole Berzin issued the following advisories regarding Hurricane Milton following the town's mandatory evacuation order for Monday at 3 p.m. as the storm strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane threatening to bring the island 12 feet of storm surge. Lee County Utilities is shutting off water ...
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October 8, 2024 - Fort Myers Beach News. 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 ...
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Oct 9, 2024 · 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 to the Big Bend region of northern Florida.
Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce holds annual gala, meeting
Feb 18, 2022 · A new Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce Board was installed at the organization’s annual meeting and gala, held this year at Cape Cabaret in Cape Coral. Ron Clayton of Advanced Disposal and Waste Management, was named chair, taking the reins from John Gavin of Gavin’s Ace Hardware. Gavin was given a special recognition award […]
Debate over dictating as Allers assumes mayorship
Nov 15, 2022 · Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers. The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council elected Dan Allers as the next mayor Monday, after the swearing-in of new councilmembers John R. King and Karen Woodson in a process that led to Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager Roger Hernstadt exiting under a resignation that was accepted at the same meeting and then turned into a suspension with pay under the direction ...
Meet the candidates for Lee County School Board
Jul 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 …
Shocked, shattered, resiliency tested as search and recovery …
Oct 1, 2022 · Photos by Nathan Mayberg On the way to Fort Myers Beach down San Carlos Boulevard, yachts and other large boats lined the sidewalks Friday, two days after Hurricane Ian brought Category 4 winds of up to 150 mph and a level of destruction not seen in anyone’s lifetime on Estero Island. On Main Street, a […]
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Sep 27, 2023 · At 9 a.m. this Thursday, the Town of Fort Myers Beach will hold a remembrance ceremony at Bayside Park, which was recently rebuilt after being destroyed by Hurricane Ian. The town rebuilt the park last year at a cost of $950,000. The rebuild of the park cost $412,000 was funded with a $500,000 grant from the located at the corner of Old San ...
Fort Myers Beach Farmer’s Market at Moss Marina opens
Nov 1, 2023 · The Fort Myers Beach Farmer’s Market at Moss Marina opened today. The market will be held every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the marina, located at 450 Harbor Court. The market features most of the vendors who operate on Fridays at Times Square as well as some new ones including a new […]
Fort Myers Beach enters into $538K agreement for building …
Nov 12, 2023 · Town of Fort Myers Beach Manager Andy Hyatt has entered into an $538,000 contract with the Jacobs Project Management Company to be paid annually provide building inspection and permitting services, and aid in the town’s planning and community development office. The hiring could lead to a major shift in the way the town’s building department, […]