Monday, October 2, 2023

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Town, County receive $20 million

for several recovery projects on FMB

In notices received today, the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) and Director Kevin Guthrie announced that more than $20 million total has been awarded to the Town and the County for projects on Fort Myers Beach to help recover from the destruction that Hurricane Ian wreaked in September 2022.

“We are grateful to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Legislature, FDEM, Director Guthrie and Lee County for their support in our recovery from Hurricane Ian,” said Mayor Dan Allers. “This funding will help us continue the ongoing work to restore our Town’s natural and physical assets.”

Specifically, the funding includes:

$8 million grant for beach renourishment
$5 million, 0% loan following Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) projects
$7.76 million to Lee County for sea turtle lighting on Estero Boulevard (Lee County owns Estero Boulevard)

For more details, read the attached funding award letters.

Award Letter Town of Fort Myers Beach Grant

Award Letter Town of Fort Myers Beach PW

Award Letter Lee County Estero Boulevard lights

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Friends of the Mound House donate $10,000 to replace museum store items

Jim Steele and Ellen Vaughn presented a check for $10,000 to Mound House today at the Town Council meeting to cover museum store items lost during Hurricane Ian. Jim and Ellen are leaders of Friends of the Mound House, a non-profit fundraising organization that helps to support the operation of the Mound House.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TOWN COUNCIL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SESSION

THURSDAY, October 5, 2023, at 9 a.m. at DiamondHead Resort, 2000 Estero Boulevard.

Read the agenda

Watch on YouTube

To keep up with the Town’s schedule of meetings and agendas, monitor the calendar on the homepage of the Town’s website.

Council, board, and committee meetings are broadcast live and recorded on the Town’s YouTube channel.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SAVE THE DATE

October 15 - 5 P.M. - CHASING DENVER - Concert at Bayside Park
October 24 - 10 A.M. - COFFEE WITH A COP - MoJoe's

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

REMEMBER

to take the online survey

Deadline extended until October 9

Fort Myers Beach is working to coordinate services and build resiliency for individuals, families, and entities adversely impacted by Hurricane Ian through the development of a long-term recovery plan. The purpose of the recovery plan is to engage the community and create a vision for Fort Myers Beach while reimagining the systems and landscape of the community.

This on-line survey has been developed to allow for participation by Fort Myers Beach residents and to provide public input for the recovery plan.

Please take part in helping to plan the future vision of a more resilient Fort Myers Beach by completing this survey by Monday, October 9.

Please take this online survey

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Fright Night returns October 20!

We are looking for volunteers and candy donors. If you are interested in either opportunity, please email Eadkins@fmbgov.com

Monday, October 2, 2023

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Town, County receive $20 million

for several recovery projects on FMB

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Friends of the Mound House donate $10,000 to replace museum store items

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TOWN COUNCIL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SESSION

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SAVE THE DATE

October 15 - 5 P.M. - CHASING DENVER - Concert at Bayside Park

October 24 - 10 A.M. - COFFEE WITH A COP - MoJoe's

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

***REMEMBER***

to take the online survey

Deadline extended until October 9

Please take this online survey

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Fright Night returns October 20!

We are looking for volunteers and candy donors. If you are interested in either opportunity, please email Eadkins@fmbgov.com

REMEMBER