Lee County awards $258 million contract for new Fort Myers Beach wastewater treatment facility
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a $258.5 million contract to Poole & Kent Company of Florida for a reconstruction of the Fort Myers Beach Water Reclamation Facility. The contract for the new wastewater treatment center off island on Pine Ridge Road, will cover the demolition, reconstruction, and upgrades to improve capacity, efficiency, and resiliency of the facility, the county announced. The project will include hazard mitigation and flood-proofing elements to make the facility more resilient to coastal flooding, ensuring continued and reliable wastewater treatment for the Town of Fort Myers Beach and nearby unincorporated areas of Lee ...
Town of Fort Myers Beach Council appoints McLean, who voted for Seagate plan, to vacant council seat
Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation Fashion Show grows in style
Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation announces opening of scholarship applications
The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation announced it has opened the scholarship application period for local students. The deadline to apply is March 1. Individuals who live on Fort Myers Beach, or whose parent or guardian lives or works on Fort Myers Beach, are eligible to apply. The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation awards several scholarships each year to support post-high school education, including an endowed scholarship at Florida SouthWestern State College. The organization encourages and support individuals pursuing further education through a variety of pathways, including FSW, trade or technical schools, certificate programs, GED programs, and other educational ...
Valentine's Day tradition continued by family of late Fort Myers Beach Marine
Using coconuts to celebrate the holidays was a time-honored tradition of the late Fort Myers Beach resident and U.S. Marine Capt. Jay Gray. That tradition is living on with his daughter Lisa Gray Jones, of Fort Myers Beach. His daughter recently decorated her Fort Myers Beach yard with fallen ...
State gives Lee County School District first part of approval to raze Fort Myers Beach Elementary School
The School District of Lee County has received the first part of the approvals it needs from the Florida Department of Education as part of a multi-pronged approval process to raze the Fort Myers Beach Elementary School campus. However, school administration officials on Tuesday said they are ...
Spring training camps opening this week for Red Sox, Twins in Fort Myers
Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins pitchers and catchers begin reporting to their Fort Myers spring training camps this week, as preparations for another season of Major League Baseball get underway across Florida. Fort Myers has the distinction of being the only city in the state with ...
