Day: July 30, 2025

Lee County Domestic Animal Services Joins NBCUniversal for Annual Clear The Shelters Pet Adoption Event this August

East Lee News | Posted on July 30, 2025 |

Nationwide initiative has led to nearly 1.2 million adoptions & raised more than $5 million since 2015Lee County Domestic Animal Services has joined NBCUniversal Local’s 11th annual Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign scheduled for Aug. 1 to 31, which will include a waived adoption fee event on Saturday, Aug. 23. Animal Services will reduce adoption fees beginning […]

Analysis of the Proposed High School at Joel/Tuckahoe vs. Joel/David

East Lee News | Posted on July 30, 2025 |

1. Purpose of School Siting School Board Officials Claim:“We don’t build schools for specific neighborhoods—we build them to serve the entire attendance zone. Riverdale, for example, serves Lehigh, North Fort Myers, and Buckingham.” Subject Matter Experts’ Response:This logic ignores localized impacts. Joel/Tuckahoe is not a central or accessible site for most of the East Zone. […]

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