Ward 2 Economic Development

Dealing with Impacts from Covid-19 and Resources

  1. ECONOMIC INDICATORS MARCH 2022
  2. Regional Economic Indicators February 2022
  3. Economic Indicator January 2022
  4. Covid 19 Report and Area Resources

ALL HAZARDS GUIDE- LEE COUNTY

  1. All Hazards GUIDE - Lee County
  2. Monitoring Hurricane Elsa CM Update 5. 07.07.2021 PDF
  3. Tropical Storm Fred

Ward Boundaries 

Ward 2 covers portions of Palm Beach Boulevard area, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard area, sections of Luckett Road and the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve (North), to the edge of Colonial Blvd and a section near Veronica S. Shoemaker Blvd, as well as the recently expanded Hanson St.  

Hanson Street Extension

The City of Fort Myers worked with the Florida Department of Transportation for the extension of Hanson St.  The opportunity for additional growth in this light industrial district is made possible due to improving traffic flow and better access to Interstate 75.

Eastwood Golf Course Open to the Public

The publicly owned Eastwood Golf Course opened in 1977 and is a par 72 course. The City of Fort Myers invested in improvements of the front nine and provides public access. 

Dunbar High School

Dunbar High School has a minority enrollment of 85% and is home to the Dunbar High School Academy of Technology Excellence and the Dunbar High School Center for Math and Science (CMS)