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Lee County offers permit office in Boca Grande Oct. 31
FORT MYERS – The Lee County Department of Community Development continues to operate temporary, remote permit offices in …
GIBA toll collections will resume at midnight tonight, Oct. 23
Toll collections at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will resume at midnight tonight, Weds. Oct. 23, 2024. A remind…
Boca Grande hurricane recovery fundraiser links
Following the destruction from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, several island businesses have set up fundraisers to help wi…
Water service returns to most of Gasparilla Island
Gasparilla Island Water Association has about 95 percent of the is…
Water service update for Boca Grande
At the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 18, GIWA Executive Director …
Boca Grande Health Clinic post-Hurricane
BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO
As we begin the long road to recovery following Hurricane Milton, we want to express our heartfe…
Recovery scenes
Above, the exterior of the railroad station shows progress in cleanup. Below, a water truck waits by the Louise duPont Cr…
Photos: Milton Recovery
Top row has Century Link and preparation before the storm. Other familiar views of recovery, including Glenn Scarpa in mu…
Photos: Going forward
Clockwise from top, remediation trucks at The Gasparilla Inn. Right, street sweepers from Lee County are busy. Ziad &…
Marjorie Fortgang 1933-2024
Marjorie Katz Fortgang died peacefully on October 5, 2024, surrounded by her family at her home on the island of Boc…