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Downtown arts groups brief Fort Myers CRA on events, attendance and economic impact

Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency · December 3, 2025
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Summary

Four downtown arts and community organizations updated the CRA about 2024–25 events and programming, reporting attendance, budgets and economic impacts tied to downtown vitality and tourism; speakers highlighted parking and logistical challenges for signature events.

Several downtown arts and community organizations gave five-minute updates to the Fort Myers CRA on programming, attendance and economic impact.

Lisa Sputoni, president and CEO of the River District Alliance, said the group ran 28 events last year including monthly art walks and music walks, a New Year’s Eve celebration, St. Patrick’s Day and a July 4 event. She reported a total budget of $542,000, $287,500 spent on…

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