“It will hurt, it will hurt certain businesses, and it will hurt the community as a whole,” said Mike Merritt, an Everglades City fishing guide. “It’s like part of the infrastructure of ...

We're fighting to make that happen," Everglades City fishing guide Mike Merritt said in a voicemail left with Naples Daily News. "A lot of people of course in this town rely on this airport." ...

Related: The Food & Wine Guide to Sourcing and Preparing Each Type of Crab Everglades City Mayor Howie Grimm Jr., and his son, Quinton have deep ties to the generational fishing community.