Fort Myers Beach is grappling with FEMA compliance issues as 252 properties have been flagged as violations that must be removed.
Watch as Fort Myers Beach Community Correspondent, Anvar Ruziev, speaks with businesses owners and neighbors affected by the new compliance requirements.
Fort Myers Beach neighbors push back against FEMA trailer violation list
Mayor Dan Allers said the violations include homes with landscaping trucks parked outside and licensed trailers, including one he owns. FEMA requires compliance for the reinstatement of the town’s flood insurance discount.
“The easiest thing to move is a trailer, I don’t understand it, I don’t think anybody understands it, and we need someone to fight, and I’d like to know where our governor is,” said Fred Mallone, co-owner of Buffalo Grill…