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Got a problem with a ditch, swale or blocked drain? Or know of a road with drainage issues? First, to find out if your road is maintained by Lee County DOT, visit leegis.leegov.com/RoadLookup/. If the road is not maintained by Lee County, find your municipal contact by visiting leegov.com/dcd/flood. If the road is shown as privately […]
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The deadline to apply for residential FEMA assistance after Hurricanes Milton and Helene has been extended to Jan. 7, 2025. Some Gasparilla Island residents report having applied for damages if they were not insured for flooding. While the amount was but a fraction of actual damages to the floor level area of a condo in […]
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Over $3.4 million collected so far The Island Disaster Fund, with over $3.4 million in collected donations, continues to distribute money to island businesses and non-profits. “If we hadn’t had the fund, I can tell you truthfully there are eight to 12 businesses that would not have reopened,” said Larry Hannah, one of the organizers […]
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Businesses not yet open are still prepping storefronts. Matt from Wrap King of North Port was out putting a “We (HEART) Boca Grande” sign on the window of J.McLauglin on Tuesday. Photos by Garland
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Fort Myers, RSW, has several new direct flights beginning this month from discount carriers. The dates of service beginning are after each city. Breeze Airways • New Haven, Connecticut (HVN), weekly, starting Dec. 10 • South Bend, Indiana (SBN), weekly, starting Feb. 5, 2025 • Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM) weekly, starting Feb. 14, 2025 Frontier […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a resolution adopting the Lee County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. Lee County’s plan must be revised and adopted on an ongoing basis. It is written to be consistent with requirements in the Florida Administrative Code and established standards by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the […]
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On Monday, Nov. 18, Lee County Government launched a new resource website, “Flooding Facts,” to offer information about the various types of flooding seen in Lee County in the past 10 years. The website also aims to explain the causes of flooding, outline Lee County Government’s efforts to mitigate the impacts and demonstrate why storm […]
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Staff singled out for recovery work here Mary O’Bannon, special projects manager for The Gasparilla Inn & Club, attended the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning, Dec. 3. to thank county staff for their assistance with hurricane recovery. O’Bannon spoke on behalf of the Gasparilla Inn and the community of Boca Grande […]
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The public is invited to attend a detailed debrief presentation by the Boca Grande Fire Department regarding extensive Gasparilla Island emergency response and recovery operations during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall of Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, 325 W. 3rd St., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, […]
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A new statewide push by State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo to discourage the fluoridation of Florida water will not affect residents of Boca Grande and Cape Haze, as the water here is not fluoridated. “We do not add fluoride and never have,” said Gasparilla Island Water Association Executive Director Ron Bolton. Bolton told the […]