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Out of a possible score of 105, Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth received a perfect score of 105 during his performance review Wednesday. The Chief was graded in 7 categories and in every one, the 5-member Fire District Board gave Wirth a perfect score.

On Tuesday the Lee County Board of Commissioners will vote on the proposed millage rate for fiscal 2024/2025 which begins on October 1st. County staff is recommending Commissioners keep the millage rate at 3.7623 of $1,000 of assessed property value.

We will not know where the Library Board is headed with your millage rate just yet. On Tuesday the Library Board could not field a quorum of board members in order to hold a legal meeting. They needed 4 of the 7 members and only 3 showed up.

What's Plan B for The Arches project at Moss Marina? We'll find out tonight at 5:30PM when the team from The Freeland Group reveals new updated plans.

Lee County Parks & Recreation will offer free parking Saturday and Sunday in recognition of National Park and Recreation Month. On Fort Myers Beach that includes Bowditch Point Park and Lynn Hall Memorial Park.

At 8AM Saturday morning Alex King will be our tour guide on Avenida Pescadora. Studio AD Architect is our sponsor this weekend as we get an update from Alex and the neighbors on the rebuild of this great Fort Myers Beach street.

Our Sunday Brunch Show with Mayor Dan Allers will now begin at 10AM at Wahoo Willie's. The restaurant opens at 9AM for breakfast and the show is broadcast live on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel.

Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell joins Beach Talk Radio Sunday, August 4th at 10:30AM at Wahoo Willie's following Mayor Dan Allers. Greenwell is running in a primary against Amanda Cochrane to retain his district 5 seat. The primary is August 20th.

Margaritaville Resort on Fort Myers Beach awaits the Yellow Army. Starting today Beach Talk Radio followers get first dibs on great Summer rates that can be used between August 1st and December 19th. Here's the deal..

We'll be raising $3,500 for our special September 28th second anniversary lunch for Fort Myers Beach residents and survivors of Hurricane Ian. This special 12:30PM lunch will be held at The Pink Shell Resort. Our fundraiser will begin at 7AM on our Facebook page

On Wednesday, August 31st, The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels will take on the Clearwater Thrashers with $5 from each ticket purchased donated to the Fort Myers Beach Elementary School. The game will be played at the Twins Stadium with fireworks after the game.

The World's Finest Skiff Raffle is a fundraising initiative designed to support Captains For Clean Water's efforts to raise awareness about south Florida's water-quality issues and advocate for Everglades restoration. The is the 7th year for the giveaway.

Margaritaville Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach has hired Bryan Detert as its new director of restaurant operations and Rhonda Decherd as sales and marketing director.

And none of those three are current members of the committee. Four seats expire in September. Tom Torgerson (Palermo Circle), Eddie Rood (Estero Boulevard) and Maureen Kocisko (Curlew St.) have applied. The Town Council will appoint new members October 7th.

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Even though your Town Council is off during July we are out in the streets digging up the news about your piece of paradise. Your "coffee" support is how we're able to bring you the most comprehensive news about Fort Myers Beach every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Help us nail our July goal HERE.

On Wednesday we'll also get our first look at where the Fort Myers Beach Fire District is heading with its millage rate at a 10AM board meeting at Diamondhead. Like the Library, the Fire District is its own taxing district.