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Moderator announces Midtown plan to move overhead electrical wires underground

Fort Myers City Council · May 29, 2026

Summary

A moderator said the council will address the design phase of relocating overhead electrical wires underground in Midtown, citing reduced storm damage risk and improved aesthetics as benefits.

The Moderator announced that the council will take up a design-phase plan to move overhead electrical wires underground in the Midtown area. "We're talking about the design phase, moving the overhead electrical wires into underground in the Midtown area," the Moderator said.

The Moderator described two intended benefits: lowering the chance that wires are knocked down in a storm and improving Midtown's aesthetics as development continues. The transcript does not provide project scope, budget estimates, a timetable, or the utility/agency responsible for design and construction; those details were not specified.

The announcement places the project in a design phase to be discussed at the upcoming council meeting. The transcript records no motions, contracts, or funding decisions related to this item.

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