On Monday, the city council got a peak at the plans for Downtown Ft. Myers. A convention center, water inlet, and a new hotel are part of the new plans. All of these are part of the idea to bring people back to Ft. Myers. The city paid $700,000 for the plans. Ft. Myers Mayor Jim Humphrey said "It was more than impressive. It was frankly stunning to see the ideas and concepts for the future of our downtown area." There are a few steps to the plan -the first being the most important for downtown development. It's the expansion of the Harborside Event Center, hotel, garage, and extending the waterfront down to Bay Street. The first phase will cost nearly $100 million. There are a few council members who don't agree with the plans and Warren Wright is one of them. I also do not see this as something the city desperately needs at the moment. I think they should spend the money elsewhere to improve the quality of life in the area. If all goes as planned, the city will start construction in about two years.
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