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The City of Fort Myers is preparing to receive bids to restore Rachel at the Well, the 100-year-old statue of a Grecian maiden on McGregor Boulevard. But some residents still are frustrated that the historic landmark, badly damaged by Hurricane Ian, has sat untouched for nearly a year.
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It has been almost a year since Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. As the Category 4 storm crossed the unbridged shark-shaped island en route to southern Punta Gorda, its eyewall came within less than ten miles of Fort Myers’ most iconic public artwork, known to most by her decades-long nickname of Rachel at the Well. The cast concrete sculpture suffered substantial structural and cosmetic damage when the heavy wrought-iron fence that stood behind her crashed down on her lovely head.
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society, a non-profit which has operated in the Buttefly House, a downtown Fort Myers attraction, some might say landmark, since it opened in 2009, closed its doors on Friday. The owners of the property have decided to do something different with the site.
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Derrick Diggs, an Ohio native, had been chief of the Fort Myers Police Department for the past seven years.
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Thirty-nine local artists associated with the Fort Myers Mural Society have painted 57 murals of people and scenes from Fort Myers' past - when the neophyte settlement was a port dominated by seven long piers that jutted into the Caloosahatchee River. The artists met recently to talk about the importance of the project and what they hope the public derives from their paintings.
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The city Board of Adjustments approved Bruno’s Brooklyn Bites Food Truck Park with a 5-0 vote. The park will be on McGregor Boulevard near the Edison-Ford Estate.
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Crews are repairing a 6” water valve at 1426 Parkshore Circle.
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Recently the City of Fort Myers hosted a presentation to give local business owners the opportunity to learn about how to do business with state and local governments. Minority business owners were also encouraged to become certified in the Minority Business Enterprise or MBE.
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Several areas of the city were finally cleared after additional bacteriological sampling.
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Some Fort Myers city leaders are voicing concerns about the idea of allowing golf carts on some streets, under certain conditions. City council members want to get more information on how other communities have dealt with golf carts on streets. The idea remains alive with the support of Fort Myers City Councilman Fred Burson.