Fort Myers Beach mayor says change is inevitable but balance possible

Dan Allers was elected to the Fort Myers Beach Town Council in 2020 and named the city’s mayor in November 2022, just months after Hurricane Ian hit.

The Minnesota native has lived on Fort Myers Beach since 2012 and has spent his entire term as mayor overseeing the town’s government, along with council colleagues, as it focused on the rebuild of the beach community.

He spoke to the Business Observer about 10 days before the two-year anniversary of Ian about the rebuild and how the Lee County barrier island is and will continue to change. Edited excerpts: