Jacob Ogles
Three new members will soon be sworn onto the Fort Myers Beach Town Council.
With all precincts reporting, Jim Atterholt, Dan Allers and Bill Veach came out on top.
Seven candidates were running for three seats on the Fort Myers Beach Town Council. Those include incumbent Bruce Butcher, who lost reelection, along with Forrest Critser, David Drumm and Robert Burandt. Top vote-getters will fill Seats 3, 4 ad 5.
There were also two charter amendments on the Fort Myers Beach ballot that both passed, one to reschedule elections away from a March cycle and one to change council terms from three to four years.
Unofficial final election results shows Atterholt as the top vote getter with 1,439 votes, or 24.32%, with Allers getting 1,270 votes, or 21.46%, and Veach winning 1,094 votes, or 18.49%.
Butcher came in fourth, with 891 votes, or 15.06%. He was followed by Critser with 500 votes, or 8.45%, Burandt with 395 votes, or 6.67%, and Drumm with 329 votes, or 5.56%.
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