Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023

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Join the Town’s beautification project the week of September 18 

Free trash bags at Town Hall for residents, property owners to participate

Set bags out the night before this special pickup day. Each household will receive five bags. This special pickup is in addition to the usual regular pickup day.

Thanks in advance for helping with this #IslandBeautification project! Send selfies of your participation to publicinfo@fmbgov.com, or post on the Town’s Facebook on the notice of this project, or tag the Town on Facebook.

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Join us and your neighbors to learn more about the current and near-term projects being completed by the Town

Can't attend? Please take this online survey. 

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Finance Director Joe Onzick presented information about the Fiscal Year 2024 budget to Town Council at the required first of two budget hearings this month on September 11.

Watch the presentation on the Town's YouTube channel.

Vide the Powerpoint presentations:

FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET PRESENTATION SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Fiscal Year 2024 FEE SCHEDULE PRESENTATION SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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We are starting to address unsafe structures 

It has almost been a full year since Hurricane Ian damaged structures in the Town. The Code Compliance Division is starting to address unsafe structures that have not been repaired or demolished.

“As the Town moves forward with the rebuilding of Fort Myers Beach, we are starting to address the properties that have become unsafe structures or that have been abandoned,” said Town Manager Andy Hyatt. “We are sympathetic to the loss of properties and challenges with insurance though we must now address some areas of the Town for the common good and to prevent further losses and harm.” 

In the interest of public and community safety, the Town’s Code Compliance Division is embarking on the following:

1. Surveying the current status of the remaining structures on Estero Island to photograph buildings which are unsafe, do not provide adequate egress, constitute a fire hazard, or which, in relation to existing use, constitute a hazard to safety or health. The plan will be to require unsafe structures to be repaired or demolished by certain dates in accordance with the Unsafe Building Abatement Code. 

2. Mailing letters to property owners with unsafe or abandoned structures. (Here's the letter.) A code compliance case will be created for each building to require the property owner(s) to receive a building permit prior to Oct. 31, 2023, to either demolish or repair the structure. The Code Compliance Division will monitor the permit status of the buildings on this list to ensure that the property owners are complying with the property maintenance requirements and deadlines.

To be as consistent as possible in this process, the following time limits will be followed: 

1. Property owners receiving an unsafe building notice must acquire an issued building permit prior to October 31, 2023, to either demolish or repair the structure.

2. Property owners must demolish or repair their structures and close their permits by requesting and passing all required inspections within 180 days of permit issuance.