Less than 2 weeks after Mayor Dan Allers proposed the Lee County School District turn the Historical Beach School building over to the town and provide the town with $12 million toward building a new school, the Superintendent told the town no money was available.
Town Manager Will Mckannay told the Town Council Monday that the response was sent by Superintendent Denise Carlin by e-mail on Friday, November 14th. The Town Council believes the School District received $12 million in FEMA money that was intended to use to repair the school.
Carlin wrote that with respect to the Town’s request for a $12 million contribution from the district, “We must reiterate that the District cannot provide this funding. As noted in our discussions on November 5th, the funds indicated in the FEMA August 2025 obligation letter related to Hurricane lan will primarily be credited to the LAP loan; any other funds will be reviewed per Section 428 of the Stafford Act for ongoing lan-related repairs. In addition, although we do not anticipate additional funding, the District’s Hurricane Milton FEMA application for Fort Myers Beach Elementary remains under review.”…