9 months after Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach Town Hall is still mired in FEMA's red tape awaiting demolition and the town's government is operating out of rented trailers on property owned by the fire district. The 2 pieces of property are nearly identical in size and both sides are hoping they are identical in value.

We spoke to five condo representatives last night to find out how they are dealing with the rebuild. We asked them about insurance, permitting, assessments, when they plan to open and much more. Watch the special show HERE on Facebook

On Fort Myers Beach, it's the little things that count the most right now. Gullwing Resort, located at 6620 Estero Boulevard, announced Thursday that its pool is now open for its guests to enjoy.

Keep Lee County Beautiful has been recognized as a 2023 AARP grant recipient. AARP Florida announced 8 organizations throughout the state will receive 2023 Community Challenge grants and KLCB was one of those 8.

Scott Wirth has been the interim Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District Chief since Ron Martin resigned back in March. Wirth is the only candidate being considered for the job at this time by the Fire District Board and will be having one-one-one meetings with board members over the next month.

The state officially reopened the park on Wednesday when the directors of the facility did a site visit and decided the park was safe to reopen. Lovers Key State Park suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Ian and has been closed ever since.

The proposed building across from the resort on Estero Boulevard includes a 4-story 518 space parking garage and 4 stories of condo units to accommodate 109 multifamily residential units above the parking garage.

Scott is a founding member of "Let's Go FMB." He was on our show this past Saturday at Wahoo Willie's where he explained the vision of the group and how he hoped the organization can help the Town Council speed up the rebuild process.

The Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club is hosting a membership meeting on Wednesday, July 5th at 6:30pm at The Tiki Bar at the Lighthouse Island Resort. The group will also be discussing the recently launched Pub Passport campaign.

The Fort Myers Beach Town Council will be working with a company called Trust For Public Land to purchase property on the island and preserve that land as a park, trail or some other public benefit.

John Herin is no longer the Fort Myers Beach Town Attorney. While he did make a pitch to try to keep his job at a special Town Council meeting Monday it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that he would be replaced.

The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation lost all of its towels due to Hurricane Ian and would greatly appreciate donations of any size and shape. The towels are used to cover buckets that are used to hold and protect hatchlings.