More people on Fort Myers Beach on Memorial Day

Fort Myers Beach saw larger crowds this Memorial Day compared to last year - good news for local businesses.

THE LONG WEEKEND’S BRINGINGVISITORS...AND A SLIGHTFINANCIAL BOOST TO OUR AREA.

BUTTHIS IS SOMETHING LEADERS TELLUS THEY SAW EVEN BEFORE THEHOLIDAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOININGUS FOR FOX FOUR NEWS AT FIVETHIRTY, I’M SHARI ARMSTRONG.FOX 4’S RACHEL LOYD IS LIVE ONFORT MYERS BEACH...TAKING A LOOKAT THE HOLIDAY’S IMPACT ON OURLOCAL ECONOMY...AND AT ALL THEPEOPLE ON THE BEACH!!!!LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE OUT, SHARI.MUCH MORE THAN WE SAW LAST YEARPEOPLE ARE OUT WITH THEFAMILIES, TANNING...ADLIB SCENE(VO)I GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITHMAYOR RAY MURPHY WHO SAID IT’NOT JUST TODAY THAT’S BUSY FTHE ISLAND, BUT IT’S BEEN LIKETHIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.TIME.:12Mayor Ray MurphyFort Myers Beach<I mean we had a great seasondown here this year, with thefact that Florida was open.

Andthat’s just continued right onstraight through.

They tell methat a lot of the lodgings arbooked off through next month.All of June.