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Lee County pier rebuild and Bowditch Park repairs approved with conditions allowing work during turtle season
Summary
The Fort Myers Beach Town Council approved county proposals to rebuild the damaged Fort Myers Beach fishing pier and to replace boardwalks and decking at Bowditch Park, including language that allows construction during sea turtle nesting season subject to state permits and daily monitoring.
The Fort Myers Beach Town Council on Oct. 6 approved county plans to rebuild the beach’s fishing pier and to repair boardwalks at Bowditch Park, while removing the town’s blanket prohibition on construction during sea turtle nesting season and instead requiring state permits and monitoring.
Senior planner Jason Smolley told the council the county is proposing a roughly 1,000-foot pier about 12 feet wide (roughly 16,000 square feet) with three shade structures, lighting and a fish-cleaning station.…
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