Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District commissioners inform public on services as merger referendum looms

As Town of Fort Myers Beach and Lee County voters are being asked whether they want to merge the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District into the Lee County Mosquito Control District, the commissioners of the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District explained to the public at an informational meeting this past week that all of the benefits of maintaining local control. The informational meeting was held at the Fort Myers Beach Public Library, the first of two meetings the district s leadership has had with the public to explain the importance of what they do, offering a concierge serve to mosquito control where they can respond within hours to any mosquito complaint and attack the root causes of any mosquito nesting. The meeting included the financial benefits as well, such as millage rate that is about half of the millage rate of the Lee County Mosquito Control District. That means if voters decide to merge the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District into the Lee County Mosqui