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WEBThe Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard are inviting the public to attend a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Fort Myers Beach. The ceremony will pay tribute to the innocent lives lost during the 9/11 attacks. It will be a day to mourn the victims and first responders lost and express support ...
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WEB4 days ago · Times Square properties up for sale. September 3, 2024 - Fort Myers Beach News. Two Times Square properties on Fort Myers Beach are up for sale together for the cool price of $17.5 million. The vacant properties at 1021 Estero Boulevard and 1010 Estero Blvd. are being marketed exclusively by Chuck Bergstrom of …
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 […]
Shocked, shattered, resiliency tested as search and recovery …
WEBOct 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 […]
Matanzas Pass Bridge reopens after shrimp boat collision
WEB1 day ago · A shrimp boat from Texas collided with the Matanzas Pass Bridge this morning, closing the Fort Myers Beach bridge for several hours until it reopened at approximately 2:30 p.m. The Florida Department of Transportation and U.S. Coast Guard were assessing the bridge for damage from the boat before giving clearance for the bridge to reopen.
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 […]
Photos of Fort Myers Beach as recovery continues from Hurricane …
WEBOct 16, 2022 · Scores of homes have been totaled on Fort Myers Beach and debris remains stacked high along the streets of Fort Myers Beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. This Monday and Tuesday, access to Fort Myers Beach will be limited to essential personnel in order to hasten the removal of debris. Residents will not be […]
Lee County commissioners approve designs for Fort Myers Beach …
WEBJun 18, 2024 · The Fort Myers Beach Pier was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. Fort Myers Beach Observer file photo. By comparison, rebuilding the pier to its original footprint of 585.3 feet long and 8 feet wide, would result in an estimated total construction cost of about $5.6 million, with no cost to Lee County due to federal reimbursement.
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WEBOct 9, 2022 · Residents who returned were still processing the shock of the storm’s magnitude. “Send help,” said Miramar Street resident Steve Martin. Every building on Fort Myers Beach was damaged by Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm blamed for more than 50 deaths in Lee County and more than 100 deaths statewide. The exact figure for …
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WEB4 days ago · The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District Board of Fire Commissioners approved a tentative $37.19 million budget that will lower the millage rate from 2.9851 per thousand dollars of assessed value to a millage rate of 2.8 per thousand dollars of assessed value. The budget actually is an increase of about $5.7 million from last […]