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Why are we even here? That was the question Fort Myers Beach Public Safety Committee member Dawn Thomas asked. Thomas said she was frustrated and dumbfounded by the way the town council negated them and threw the committee to the side.

(By Kim Ryan) This week, Florida Congressman Byron Donalds held a Water Tele-Town Hall meeting with the newly appointed commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, Colonel James Booth. They gave an update on LOSAM and Donalds was hit with questions about taking money from Big Sugar.

It was 10 years ago that Tre and Amy Gillette opened The Tuckaway Cafe at their original location (1740 Estero Blvd). Today they'll be celebrating their 10th anniversary from their current location (2301 Estero Blvd). And you're all invited.

After a week of contract negotiations, Ron Martin was unanimously voted in this week as the new Fire Chief by the Fort Myers Beach Fire Commissioners. He replaces Matt Love who accepted a job in Minnesota.

Calusa Waterkeeper has announced Trisha Botty as its new Executive Director. Botty replaces K.C. Schulberg who’s taking on another role within the Waterkeeper Alliance.

We asked Florida Department of Transportation representatives to come on Beach Talk Radio this weekend to discuss the foot of the Matanzas Pass Bridge project. Here’s what they told us.

Lee County has federal money to spend and wants your input on how to spend it. The County received $149 million under the American Rescue Plan Act to respond to adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On June 16, 2020, SCCF staff affixed a satellite transmitter to a loggerhead sea turtle which had been nesting on Sanibel from 2018-2020. A month after she was tagged, the transmitter stopped sending signals. This month, the turtle SCCF named Junonia, phoned home…from Key West.

Over 1,200 volunteers at 43 sites in Lee County participated in the International Coastal Cleanup last weekend. Keep Lee County Beautiful is the local organizer for the event.

Last week the Florida Department of Transportation made a presentation to the Fort Myers Beach Town Council about their new foot of the bridge design project. The state is going with a design that drops several new crosswalks right at the foot of the Matanzas Pass Bridge.

National Public Lands Day is Saturday and you can celebrate with the team at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Admission to Wildlife...