3 Years? Why it’ll take so long for some Fort Myers Beach parks to be rebuilt [Video]

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — It’s been more than two years since Hurricane Ian destroyed parks on Fort Myers Beach. Now, county officials say it could take up to three more years to start rebuilding them.

WATCH AS FORT MYERS BEACH COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT ANVAR RUZIEV COVERS THE PROJECT:

Why some Fort Myers Beach parks won’t be rebuilt for another three years

On Tuesday, nearly $2.5 million was approved for the design and permitting of Crescent Beach Park and Bowditch Point Park on the north end of Estero Island.

According to Lee County’s Director of Facilities Construction, Ehab Guirguis, the design process is expected to take some time.

“The design and permitting will take between 12 and 18 months,” Guirguis said. “We’ll try to make it the lower 12 months, and then we’ll go to bid out to hire a contractor, maybe another five months, and 12 months for construction, or …