Standing in front of a mound of debris in front of Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grille on Fort Myers Beach where restaurant partner Marty Harrity announced he intends to reopen by Thanksgiving, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he would sign an executive order extending the deadline for the payment ...
The city of Cape Coral learned a lesson in 2017 after Hurricane Irma when it saw the contractors hired to haul off storm debris go elsewhere because other municipalities paid more. The result then was debris that sat at the curb for weeks. There is no such issue now as much of the debris ...
More than $1 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and Floridians to help jumpstart their recovery from Hurricane Ian. FEMA has provided more than $545 million to households and $302 million to the state for emergency ...
Lee County Parks & Recreation reminds patrons that some locations remain closed while sites are being used for disaster-recovery operations. Do not visit these locations at this time, as Parks & Recreation sites are supporting local, state and federal recovery efforts. The sites are not ...
Lee County Emergency Management partners were briefed on Thursday on Federal Emergency Management Agency statistics that illustrate the recovery effort here. Residents impacted by Hurricane Ian who have not yet registered with FEMA are asked to go to www.DisasterAssistance.gov. That is ...
Hurricane Ian has left a list of events that have been cancelled or postponed. Among the top annual events that have been cancelled due to the hurricane is the Oktoberfest celebration at the German American Social Club in Cape Coral. The event was scheduled for the last two weekends of the ...
