Fort Myers City CRA spotlights local grocery and home‑health business

At its meeting the Fort Myers City Community Redevelopment Agency used its proclamations segment to spotlight two small businesses: a Cleveland Avenue neighborhood grocery and Optimum Care Southwest Florida, a nurse‑owned home‑health agency that recently opened a Canal Street office.

Lashawn Miller Brooks Collier introduced the program and framed the spotlights as part of downtown economic support. The grocery presenter (identified in the record as "Miss Vulture") described plans for a one‑stop neighborhood store offering fresh produce, dairy and household goods and said, "We forecast our project growth of 10% per year for the next 3 years." The presenter outlined marketing plans including social media and local advertising.

Michelle Milion, a registered nurse with Optimum Care Southwest Florida, described the agency's clinical services and community work. Milion said the agency provides skilled nursing including wound care, IV therapy and ventilator support; certified nursing assistants and home‑health aides provide activities-of-daily‑living assistance; the office at 2023 Canal Street opened late last year. "We are committed to providing high quality, multidisciplinary care," Milion said, and emphasized bilingual services and in‑home patient education for Spanish‑speaking patients.

Commissioners asked about patient volume and duration of care. Milion said she personally cared for roughly 30–35 patients over the last year and noted several continuous‑care cases; she added that some workman's‑comp cases and continuous‑care patients can extend to months or become lifetime clients.

The board delayed a separate planned spotlight after a presenter could not join by phone. Commissioners praised the two businesses and thanked staff for the spotlights. The segment concluded without formal action; the board moved on to the regular agenda.

The CRA did not take policy action tied to these presentations; they were informational and promotional.