Residents of Fort Myers Beach head to the polls Nov. 4 for what could result in the first successful recall of elected officials in Lee County in nearly 75 years. Town council members Karen Woodson and John King are on the recall ballot, but judge’s decision, Nov. 3, leaves the vote on King’s recall in a kind of legal limbo.

Residents began an effort in May to recall Woodson and King after they supported a controversial high-rise development project on the former site of the Red Coconut RV Park, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ian.

The town's planning board had opposed the project, finding it to be incompatible with the town's comprehensive plan.

Opponents of Woodson and King accused them of violating Florida's sunshine law, improperly involving themselves in staffing decisions, and ac

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