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Committee raises concerns about overflowing mooring‑field trash, recycling contamination and contractor debris
Summary
Members asked staff to address overflowing garbage cans near the mooring field, to improve concealment required by the town code, and to coordinate with Waste Management and contractors to reduce construction debris on public streets.
Fort Myers Beach — Anchorage Advisory Committee members pressed staff on Sept. 22 to fix recurring garbage and recycling problems around the mooring field and on island side streets, and discussed potential enforcement and containment strategies.
Jennifer Rusk gave the committee a photo showing overflowing garbage and recycling bins near the mooring field and urged staff action. Committee members and staff discussed whether town crews or private waste contractors are responsible for pickups in the mooring field area; Curtis said town employees normally pick up the mooring‑field cans and that the pictured overflow occurred on a holiday weekend.
Why it matters: overflowing public trash poses a risk of debris…
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