“Safety Saturday” events continue through October

FMFD adds Sunday events to reach more communities

FORT MYERS, FL (October 16, 2018) – The Fort Myers Fire Department will install hundreds of smoke alarms during its Safety Saturday campaign which is in effect for the month of October. On Saturdays during October, fire officers are visiting dif...

Ward 4 Community Meeting takes place on October 18

FORT MYERS, FL (Oct. 15, 2018) – Fort Myers City Councilman Liston D. Bochette III will host a Ward 4 Community Meeting on Thursday, October 18, at 6:00 p.m. at the Edison Congregational Church  located at 1619 Llewellyn Drive in Fort Myers. All ...

Ward 6 Community Meeting takes place on October 30

Fort Myers City Councilwoman Gaile Anthony will host a Ward 6 Community Meeting on Tuesday, October 30, at 4:00 p.m. at the Treeline Fire Station meeting room located at 9700 Treeline Avenue in Fort Myers. All are welcome to attend.

The meeting agenda incl...

Fort Myers Fire Department deploys to FL Panhandle

FORT MYERS, FL (October 11, 2018) – In response to the State’s emergency response plan, the Fort Myers Fire Department has deployed an engine company with one captain and three firefighters to the Florida Panhandle. The FMFD has joined engines from Estero...

City Reaches Settlement; Agrees to Create "Legacy Island Park"

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For the Powell family: Kate Barth, 813-229-4154 or kbarth@carltonfields.com

For the City of Fort Myers: Stephanie Schaffer, 239-321-7157 or sschaffer@cityftmyers.com

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Ward 1 Community Meeting takes place on October 23

FORT MYERS, FL (Oct. 9, 2018) – Fort Myers City Councilwoman Teresa Watkins Brown will host a Ward 1 Community Meeting on Tuesday, October 23, at 6:00 p.m. at the IMAG History and Science Center, located at 2000 Cranford Ave., Fort Myer...

City of Fort Myers to Convert Downtown Intersections to All-Way Stop Signs

FORT MYERS, FL (Oct. 8, 2018) – Changes are coming to downtown Fort Myers intersections. In September, the Fort Myers City Council approved a plan to remove four downtown traffic signals and convert all downtown core intersections to four-way st...

WalletHub names Fort Myers as 2018’s Fastest Growing City

Ward 2 Community Meeting takes place on October 4

City Council approves budget and votes to reduce millage rate

FORT MYERS, FL (Sept. 28, 2018) – The Fort Myers City Council has approved a $397.2 million fiscal year 2019 budget and lowered the millage rate to 8.45, a reduction from the fiscal year 2018 rate of 8.65.

The newly approved budget adds $7.3 mill...

City announces temporary reduction in building permit fees

FORT MYERS, FL (Sept. 27, 2018) – The Fort Myers City Council recently voted to cut building permit fees by 50 percent for one year beginning on October 1. “It is our hope that this significant fee reduction will encourage additional e...

First Ward 6 Community Meeting of the New Year takes place on January 17

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Ward 1 Community Meeting on January 23, 2018

Fort Myers City Councilwoman Teresa Watkins Brown will host a Ward 1 Community Meeting on Tuesday, January 23, at 6:00 p.m. at the IMAG History and Science Center (2000 Cranford Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33916). All are welcome to attend.

The event agenda inclu...

City of Fort Myers hosts public workshop for Downtown/Gardner’s Park/Midtown redevelopment strategy

Downtown Hotel & Convention Center Project Poised to Move Forward

The City of Fort Myers is partnering with Mainsail Lodging and Development to bring a visionary project to life in downtown Fort Myers.  The project has grown in size and scope since the original presentations and now it is poised to move forward...