That's according to Fort Myers Beach Vice Mayor Jim Atterholt. And that's good news because Lee County School Board members are saying having Bay Oaks ready to provide after school care will be tied to any rebuild of the Beach School.

The major roadblock the Fort Myers Beach Town Council was having getting residents to sign easements to renourish the beach was that property owners were concerned that by signing they would give up their property rights because the new sand is taxpayer funded. The town believes it has solved that issue.

For two years the Marine & Environmental Resource Task Force’s Pop-Up tent was seen all over Estero Island. The popular information location was a resource on water quality, wildlife, plant life, the beach and the bay. Then, Hurricane Ian sucked everything into the Gulf of Mexico. Here's how you can help bring it back to life.

The Dixie Fish Company on Fishermans Wharf under the Matanzas Pass Bridge is back open 5 months after Hurricane Ian damaged the popular waterfront restaurant.

A major step forward for Everglades restoration took place this week with the groundbreaking of the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir, a critical project needed to reduce harmful Lake Okeechobee discharges

At 11:30 Saturday, Lee County School Board member Chris Patricca joins us on our Wahoo Willie's show. And, on Mondays with the Mayor School Board Chairman Armor Persons will be our special guest. The topic will be the future of the beach school.

In 2021, FWC issued over 14,000 citations to Florida boaters. One third of those were directly related to safety equipment and registration. You can avoid being part of those statistics this year by having your vessel checked by the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

The Pink Shell Resort on Fort Myers Beach announced Thursday that they are now accepting room reservations. There might be limited resort amenities but the beach is clean and beautiful. Make your reservations HERE.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued health alerts for the presence of a red tide bloom. An alert level of red tide was found near Lynn Hall Park on Fort Myers Beach. This is in response to water samples taken on February 13, 14, and 15.

According to a local resident near the Beach Theater on Estero Boulevard contractors were at this location on Sunday removing mangroves and digging the canal out. They were working in the mangroves until 11pm Sunday.

If you're living in a tent on your own property while you rebuild because you lost your house in the storm you may soon be told to fold it up and move along.

Waterfront dining returns to San Carlos Island with the reopening of Parrot Key Caribbean Grill today. Five months after Hurricane Ian caused heavy damage to the popular restaurant, located at Salty Sam’s Marina, they are ready to welcome their customers back.