Based on district safety criteria, only 13 Lee County schools will re-open on Monday as had been scheduled with another 15 set to open Tuesday. The numbers could change, though, as district officials say the process remains fluid and additional schools may be added to the list. Meeting the ...
As water levels began to rise in his Cape Coral home with a Category 4 hurricane swirling outside, Jason Collins knew the clock was ticking. First the water started seeping in, then it raised to his knees, then to the waist. He looked at three of his sons, ages 8, 12, and 14, fitted them ...
You may never know what lies below the surface -- something that Cape Coral and Southwest Florida residents are unfortunately learning while cleaning up from Hurricane Ian. Cape resident Terry Brennen, 79, underwent his third surgery on Wednesday after contracting a “flesh-eating” ...
LCEC reported this morning that power on one section of Pine Island was restored yesterday along Stringfellow Road. The fire stations, RO plant, the town center, the elementary school were energized. Duke Energy and LCEC support teams will begin rebuilding the infrastructure to serve some ...
The Lee County Department of Community Development (DCD) will return its permitting operations to its office location at the Public Works Building,1500 Monroe St., Fort Myers, on Monday, Oct. 17. Post Hurricane Ian, DCD temporarily relocated to the first floor of County Administration, 2115 Second St., Fort Myers. That operation will be open today, Thursday, Oct. 13, and Friday, Oct. 14, until it closes at 4 p.m. Friday. Permits will not be available during the weekend, Oct. 16-17, to allow DCD to relocate their office, which has now been repaired. Starting Monday, Oct. 17, DCD’s ...
The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers (HACFM) is leading relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian to serve residents of over 1,408 public and subsidized units and 2,400 vouchers in Fort Myers. In the days following the storm, more than 50 of HACFM’s community supportive services and administrative staff went door-to-door to conduct wellness checks and document damage at HACFM units. Maintenance staff tended to immediate needs, including boarding and replacing 73 broken windows, tarping 110 roofs, repairing leaks at approximately 32 units, providing 48 AC unit ...
