Town Tries To End Decade Long Dispute

In what’s turned into a 10-year battle, dating back to the previous town manager and town attorney, Fort Myers Beach property owner Jesse Schmid has been fighting to get a lien removed from his property at 80 Avenue E. There now appears to be a settlement on the table. This one will need some setting up.

It’s a messy situation Schmid believes he resolved years ago.

Before Schmid owned the property at 80 Avenue East it was owned by Leo Dibiasi then Joe Orlandini. In 2015 the town issued code violations to Dibiasi for an unsafe structure. Additional violations were issued in 2015 for work done without a permit. Town records show Dibiasi never abated the violations and $250 per day fines started accruing…

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