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The Lee Board of County Commissioners is working to visualize a new Lee County Civic Center complex.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners held a vote Tuesday to confirm plans to replace the Cape Coral Bridge and incorporate a pedestrian walkway.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners authorized curbside commercial debris removal in county rights of way that are outside of the catastrophic and extensively damaged areas, as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  FEMA worked with the Florida Department of Emergency Management in identifying areas receiving catastrophic and extensive damage from Hurricane Ian, which […]

Former Lee County Commissioner John Manning died in his Massachusetts home on Thursday, according to Lee County government. He was a resident of Lee County for more than 40 years with more than 25 years of public service, first as a Cape Coral City Councilman and then on the Lee Board of County Commissioners, where […]

Lee County today launched a new resource website to provide a wide range of information tools to residents and visitors in a single, easily assessable location. The site is available at www.leegov.com/tools. It is part of the Lee Board of County Commissioners’ commitment to their Strategic Priorities, which include Community Engagement. The Board is committed […]

The Lee Board of County Commissioners has voted to accept about $2.8 million to help low-income households with the cost of water and wastewater. The money comes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for the Low Income Home Water Assistance Program. According to Lee County, the money will be used through Sept. 2023 to […]

The Lee Board of County Commissioners has voted to accept a grant to construct an artificial reef off the coast of Lee County. On Tuesday, the board voted to accept a $120,000 grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to construct an artificial reef. The grant the county received is the Federal Aid […]

The Lee Board of County Commissioners and Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday that county residents and visitors now can send a text to 911 in an emergency. However, they say, placing a voice call to 911 remains the most effective method for requesting emergency assistance. Text to 911 should only be used when […]

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate $7.5 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act Recovery & Resilience Program to two affordable housing developments. Southward Village is a low-income housing development in Fort Myers. The Lee County commissioners decided it could use a make-over, so they took action. The board voted […]

Lee County has suspended the toll in Sanibel for the last five Sundays as part of the Savior of the Shore compaign.