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Committee urges town staff to press Lee County on synthetic flower petal litter at beaches
Summary
A member presented multiple bags of synthetic flower petals found after beach weddings and urged naming fake petals specifically in permit language; members asked staff to check county permit terms and coordinate enforcement with beach patrol.
A committee member brought bags of synthetic flower petals collected after a wedding at Bowage Park and Lynah Hall Park and urged the committee to treat those petals as a specific litter problem.
"They're plastic — it's pretty, but it is very destructive," the member said, describing finding synthetic petals in bird necropsies and across beaches. Members noted existing town ordinances already ban balloons and certain plastics on Fort Myers Beach and suggested explicitly adding fake flower petals to permit or county permit conditions for weddings held on beach parks.
The group asked staff to check Lee County permit language for county parks (several affected sites are county‑managed) and to coordinate with beach patrol so officers can advise groups holding beach weddings about what is allowed. Members also discussed emphasizing fresh flower petals as an acceptable alternative.
Staff agreed to follow up with Lee County and report back at the next meeting.
