By a vote of 5-0 on Monday the Fort Myers Beach Town Council approved the new Salty Crab building. Owner Greg Powers plans to break ground later this year and have the restaurant back open in the Fall of 2026.
The LPA voted 7-0 in favor of the project in May.
Powers will need to work out a deal with the town to use the Waistin Away parking lot on the south side of Margaritaville for big truck deliveries. The property does not have enough room for those deliveries and the town does not want trucks stopping on Estero Boulevard to make deliveries. The deal with the town to use the lot will be for before 9AM or after Sunset before the lot starts to fill up with customers. Product from the big trucks will be walked over from the parking lot using hand trucks…