This week TPI gave the community a progress report on the Margaritaville Resort project now that the lawsuits are settled and the company is engaged in the financing phase. The one question that's now on everyone's mind is...when will the construction begin.

So many people that visit Fort Myers Beach make their way here via the Southwest Florida International Airport. The Trump administration has awarded the airport $14.5 million of a $335 million pool of grants being passed out to airports around the country.

We have another great show planned for tomorrow live from Pete's Time Out. Lee County School Board candidate Jacqueline Perez joins us at 9:05, followed by Stephanie Buboltz and Megan Allers from the FMB Woman's Club. Our anchor guest is Blake Thompson from State Insurance USA. And, we have this special deal....

The Friends of Lovers Key offers Yoga on the Gazebo at Lovers Key State Park every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 A.M. this season beginning Friday, October 2. Classes are taught by instructors from The Saba Movement Center and FMB Yoga Project.

(By Robert Howell) A few weeks ago the Audubon society requested volunteers to collect Sand Spurs from the south beach of Estero Island. Led by the Audubon's Brad Cornell, many volunteers showed up to help for the project. folks from Turtle Time came out, local residents helped, there was even a class from the Lee County school district.

The Town of Fort Myers Beach was recognized for its floodplain management that saves residents up to 25 percent on flood insurance premiums. Pictured: Councilor Dan Allers, Vice Mayor Rexann Hosafros, Town Manager Roger Hernstadt, Mayor Ray Murphy, Councilor Jim Atterholt, Councilor Bill Veach.

On Monday night the Fort Myers Beach Town Council adopted the final operating ad valorem millage rate for fiscal year 2020-2021 at .9500 mills (.9500 for each $1,000 of assessed valuation). The current year rolled-back rate is .9151 mils. The final operating millage rate is 3.51% greater than the rolled-back rate.

Attorney John Herin will continue to provide legal services for the town for at least another year. Herin's firm gets paid $10,500 per month and he says there are months his firm provides more service than the town pays for.

Lani Kai owner Ken Conidiaris came before the town council last night urging the council not to pass a Nuisance Abatement Board, which he believes targets his hotel. In July 22-year old Johnny Jackson was killed on the Lani Kai property. Discussion about a Nuisance Abatement Board began immediately after that incident.

By a vote of 3-2 the Fort Myers Beach town council approved an ordinance to create a 7-member Nuisance Abatement Board. The swing yes vote to get the ordinance passed was cast by Councilman Bill Veach. Mayor Ray Murphy and Vice Mayor Rexann Hosafros voted against.

The City of Sanibel is distributing 3,200 complementary biodegradable bags to homeowners as the October 1st deadline for the elimination of polyethylene-based plastic bags from Sanibel's yard waste stream approaches.