Fort Myers City Council weighs waterfront hotel and event center project

The waterfront area in Fort Myers
The waterfront area in Fort Myers

The Fort Myers City Council will get an update on the proposed Harborside event center and hotel project in Fort Myers at a 2 p.m. meeting today, the Press News reported.

Sarasota-based developer John Meshad has proposed a 175-room hotel along the Fort Myers waterfront; Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson has said the development should be larger — closer to 225 rooms, the paper said.

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The meeting is open to the public, but not open for public comment, the News Press said. [News Press] –Guelda Voien