So many of you attended the Resilient Lee meeting last week at Diamondhead. That committee will have access to millions, if not billions of dollars that will go toward rebuilding Lee County. If you want Fort Myers Beach to receive funding you need to fill out this survey.

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation is hosting a presentation called Emerging From Hurricane Ian: Stronger & More Resilient. Part 3 of the series will focus on Lessons Learned from Emergency Responders.

The Scotts Company and Major League Baseball have awarded the Bay Oaks Little League Field on Fort Myers Beach a $50,000 grant to refurbish the field. The fields at Bay Oaks were heavily damaged by Ian, then used as a dumping ground for debris in the months after the storm.

Tuesday night, The Lee County School Board voted 7-0 to rebuild the Elementary School on Fort Myers Beach. The goal is to remediate the Historical Building first, which would be home to 52 students by the Fall of 2023.

Are the State and FEMA trailers being taken away? When will Town Hall come down? Has FPL started installing lights on Estero? Why isn't there more construction taking place on the island? We asked the Mayor all of those questions and many others on Episode #22 of Mondays With The Mayor. WATCH

The Estero Boulevard residents were pursuing the Bert Harris claim after being denied a special exception to build a dune walkover behind their homes to give them access to the beach.

John and Julie Dussliere owned a house on Flamingo Street on Fort Myers Beach. They now own an empty lot after they had to demolish their home thanks to Hurricane Ian. John, not only shared a video of his house being demolished with us, he told us why they are staying and rebuilding...

Moving forward, any Saturday walkaround videos will be by invitation only. If you're interested in showing the community about the rebuild progress on your street, your condo, your hotel or resort, please contact edryantheeditor@gmail.com. There is no video this weekend because of the race.

Bayside Sports Bar & Grille will host the May Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. Free appetizers and a cash bar will be served. Entry is free for FMB Chamber members and $15 for non-members. REGISTER

The Lee County Visitors & Conventions Bureau is hosting a Hurricane workshop June 5th from 9AM to 11AM. The focus will be lessons from the 2022 season and how to prepare for the 2023 season.

In his weekly roundup to constituents, Florida Congressman Byron Donalds wasn't real happy to learn that FEMA would be taking back its trailers from residents in August.

Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane brought his Long-Term Recovery Task Force to Fort Myers Beach Thursday night and the community showed up in force. The goal of the meeting was to gather information from Fort Myers Beach residents.