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School board approves separation agreement with Bernier

The School Board of Lee County on Monday approved a separation agreement for Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier, which went into effect Tuesday, and keeps him on the payroll for 20 weeks. “This came about very quickly, obviously, and it was unexpected,” Board Chair Sam Fisher said. ...

Moratoriums for storage units, car washes, move to final hearings

Plans to place moratoriums on self-storage facilities and car washes throughout the city of Cape Coral moved forward Wednesday without answers as to how the ban will apply to projects in the pipeline. A second public hearing on the proposed ordinances was set during Wednesday night’s Cape ...

Code violators face civil fines, fees to appeal

Cape Coral property owners who fail to follow the city’s health and safety codes now face civil fines and fees should they want to appeal the ticket. Cape Coral City Council approved an ordinance amendment for code compliance on Wednesday that provides for the fines with a companion ...

Goss family matriarch remembered

Longtime Sanibel residents Mary “Mariel” Laughlin Robinson Goss and Porter Goss. PROVIDED Mary “Mariel” Laughlin Robinson Goss, who left a legacy on Sanibel where her husband, Porter, was instrumental in the city's incorporation, passed away on March 25, surrounded by family. She was ...

Cape counters rating eliminating flood insurance discounts

UPDATE: FEMA has placed a 30-day pause on its decision to eliminate the 25% discount on National Flood Insurance Program policies currently awarded in unincorporated Lee County and four of its municipalities, including Cape Coral and Fort Myers Beach. The "retrograding" of FEMA's Community ...