Democracy Watch

The City of Fort Myers is paying for its mistakes, as it prepares to dish out $62 million as a part of ongoing efforts to clean up the Caloosahatchee. The city already accepted blame for repeatedly dumping untreated wastewater into waterways and now it’s having to invest an already deficit budget.

Fresh soccer fields are making their way to Bonita Springs, with plans of a facility holding one adult soccer field and three 9-by-9 fields for children. The $100,000 allocated in the Bonita Springs budget will be used this upcoming fiscal year for early planning and design, as well as reaching out for resident opinions.

Overcrowding and parking regulations at Marco Island’s Caxambas Park dominated the city’s council meeting earlier this week, but no proposed solution or vote came of the conversation.

Hoping to avoid the same results of Lee County’s 2011 redistricting, residents of a primarily Black Fort Myers neighborhood told the Lee County commission Tuesday to listen to minority communities and avoid a repeat of gerrymandering when setting new districts for representation.