Fort Myers CRA

The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency successfully ceased junkyard operations in the Dr. MLK Redevelopment Area, marking a significant step towards revitalizing the neighborhood.

Junkyard operations in Dr. MLK Redevelopment Area ended with CRA facilitated sale of property

WGCU Staff

The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in Fort Myers is trying to partner with a private company to remove an auto salvage yard in the Dunbar neighborhood. The city calls it a junkyard.

Fort Myers tries to remove what it calls a junkyard

Mike Walcher

Fort Myers is willing to kick in $1.55 million to get rid of an auto salvage yard in the Dunbar neighborhood. The Community Redevelopment Agency has voted to pledge that money, if a private company buys out the property - the land underneath the salvage yard.

Sam Garcia, left, and Niel Ortega install Cecilia Lueza’s “Journey of Hope,” sculpture on Monday, June 10, 2024, at the intersection of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fort Myers.

Arts & Culture

'Journey of Hope' sculpture installation begins in Fort Myers-Dunbar neighborhood

Tara Calligan

The installation of the "Journey of Hope" has begun at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevards in Fort Myers. The sculpture by artist Cecilia Lueza celebrates hope, equality, and freedom. Completion is expected by the end of the summer.