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Historic Fort Myers Beach school on Hurricane Ian's casualty list

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Heather Lodovico was not inside her Fort Myers Beach home when Hurricane Ian hit. When she was able to make it to the island days after the storm, she found devastation. "I really do feel conflicted because I am safe. I do have a place to live. Yet my house that I own is gone," she said.

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The Post and Courier

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NBC Connecticut

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Heather Lodovico was not inside her Fort Myers Beach home when Hurricane Ian hit. But when she was able to make it to the island days after the storm, she found devastation. “What used to be home is completely gone,” Lodovico said. Lodovico’s home, like so many in Fort Myers Beach, is destroyed. “I think I’m just in shock like...

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WCBD

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Florida Politics

Historic Fort Myers Beach school on Hurricane Ian's casualty list

Hurricane Ian might have wiped out a part of Fort Myers Beach history going back 75 years.Fort Myers Beach Elementary School has stood at 2751 Oak Street since 1947 — with enough history to get on the National Register of Historic Places. But now it’s among the 11 Lee County schools either facing significant repair or total rebuilding, according to school district officials.Republican Rep. Spencer Roach tweeted late Monday that the school is one…

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