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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 […]

Recovery will take years, a grim yet realistic admission at the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting earlier on Tuesday. Facing a long rebuild after Hurricane Ian, county officials have approved a new task force that should help Southwest Florida down the road. The county is projecting recovery efforts as far out as five years. […]

Lee County announced that several beach parks—Lynn Hall Memorial Park, San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve, Bonita Beach Park and Bonita Beach Accesses 1 to 10—would reopen on Saturday.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners announced on Tuesday that it will begin holding public meetings for input on the county commission’s redistricting process. State law requires that each county meet every 10 years, after the completion of the U.S. Census, to examine the need for redistricting. Currently, in Lee County, members of the County […]

On the 35th anniversary of 911 in Lee County, leaders announced the Next Generation 911 technology for improved location services when placing a 911 call is now active. The upgrade will also mean that residents and visitors soon will be able to send pictures and video through text-to-911 services to help emergency responders. By providing […]

Existing clients and prospective applications to the county’s LeeCARES Emergency Rental Assistance Program have two weeks to finalize and submit applications before the program begins winding down. The state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program remains available for applicants. The county’s program was launched on Feb. 16, 2021 under the umbrella of LeeCARES. It provided access to […]

Throughout August, you have the chance to attend public meetings and share your thoughts on the draft action plan for $1.1 billion.

Lee County today launched a new citizen resource website, “Our Water Story: Lee County’s Water Quality Initiative.” The website, leegov.com/water, invites Lee County residents to learn our water story, how we got to where we are, what we are doing to fix it, and how they can help shape the future of our waterways. Water […]

All-electronic tolling will continue permanently on the Cape Coral, Midpoint and Sanibel Causeway bridges under a plan approved Tuesday by the Lee Board of County Commissioners. The approved plan also means the Board will return to the same tollway fee structure that was in place before the pandemic, including re-instating a $3 administrative fee for […]

LeeTran is now offering a contactless fare payment option. The new LeeFare app is available for Apple and Android mobile devices. The Lee Board of County Commissioners in August approved an agreement that now allows riders to use LeeFare to plan their trip, pay fares and manage their accounts using the app on their mobile […]