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Resident Challenges Town on Margaritaville Zoning Appeal

Image: Margaritaville FMB rendering.

A Fort Myers Beach resident filed two legal challenges against the Town of Fort Myers Beach last week just before the clock ran out. On Wednesday, August 8, Chris Patton of 153 Primo Drive, Fort Myers Beach, filed two legal actions against the Town regarding Town Council’s May 21 approval of the TPI-FMB project, now known as Margaritaville Resort Fort Myers Beach. A Writ of Certiorari was filed at 4:44pm on August 8, 2018 against the Town of Fort Myers Beach with the Lee County Clerk of Court. The writ asks the court to quash and reverse the TPI-FMB approval decision for failure to follow proper procedures. It claims that the rezoning approved by Ordinance 18-04 included four deviations from the town’s Land Development Code (LDC), three of them inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan.  FULL ARTICLE

Water Quality Panel Puts Pieces Together

The Broadway Palm Theater was filled to capacity on Tuesday, August 14, to view a screening of the documentary film, “Toxic Puzzle: Hunt For The Forbidden Killer.” Following the roughly 90-minute feature, a group of water quality experts fielded audience questions. Three of the panel experts were participants in the film, including ALS researcher Dr. Walter Bradley, Dr. Larry Brand, University of Miami and Dr. James Metcalf, Senior Researcher with the Brain Chemistry Labs. The fourth panel member was Calusa Waterkeeper and biologist John Cassani, with Rae Ann Wessel, Natural Resources Policy Director of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, serving as the moderator.

Florida Representative Heather Fitzenhagen (R-78) assisted in bringing the film to Southwest Florida and introduced the program. “The Blue-Green Algae and Red Tide we have now are startling and eye-opening,” she said. “We need to raise the awareness of cyanobacteria on our overall health over the long term, as humans, due to what we see happening to our marine life. We need to be better prepared to watch out for our own welfare.”  FULL ARTICLE

WEEKEND ISLAND EVENTS

• Friday August 24th

BLACK ISLAND BIKE TOUR
10am, Lovers Key State Park. Join a Park Ranger for a leisurely biking adventure on the Black Island Trail. Learn a little park history and experience some of the wildlife that calls this maritime hammock home. Bring your own bike or rent one from the in-park concession. Free with park entry. Reservations required 239-463-4588.

GAME DAY
10:30am, Bay Oaks. Join the Bay Oaks Social Seniors for some Mahjong, Dominoes or Cards.

SUNSET CELEBRATION
5-10pm, Times Square. Gather in Times Square to watch the sun set and enjoy food & fun, plus a free live music concert with High Tide.

• Saturday August 25th

GARDEN WALKING TOUR
10am, Mound House. Discover the unique plants that make up the gardens of the Mound House and how the Calusa Indians used them to survive. Learn also about how native plants conserve water and protect wildlife. $5, Museum admission not included; members free. 239-765-0865 moundhouse.org

SUNSET CELEBRATION
5-10pm, Times Square. Gather in Times Square to watch the sun set and enjoy food & fun, plus a free live music concert with Double Standard. 

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