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Where the School Gets Built Matters: The Urgent Case for Lehigh Acres

June 24, 2025

By: Katrina Salokar | East Lee County News Lee County Residents Urged to Take Action on East Zone High School...

Lee Commissioners award contract for 5.58-mile shared-use pathway along Able Canal in Lehigh Acres

June 5, 2025

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a contract to build a 12-foot-wide, 5.58-mile asphalt shared-use path...

Lee County Leaders Champion Government Reform with HB 4001

May 14, 2025

Push for Single-Member Districts Heads to Governor’s Desk Special to the East Lee County News A significant reform effort to...

Safer Roads Ahead: Lee County’s Plan to Save Lives

May 14, 2025

By Katrina Salokar | East Lee County News Lee County is working on a big new plan to make our...

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David vs. Goliath in Alva: Residents File Legal Challenge Against Controversial Duke-Cary-Povia Rezoning

May 14, 2025

Special to the East Lee County News In a bold stand for rural preservation, residents of Alva have taken legal action to challenge a rezoning decision that threatens to forever alter the character of their historic community. On March 5, 2025, the Lee County Commission voted to approve a massive...

Lee Commissioners Approve Agreement to Fund Lehigh Acres Sidewalk on Segment of Bell Boulevard

May 8, 2025

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to accept about $2 million in federal funding for construction and inspection services for a sidewalk along Bell Boulevard from Sunrise Boulevard to Albermarle Circle in Lehigh Acres. The project consists of...

Property Taxes

April 10, 2025

By: The Honorable Matt Caldwell | Lee County Property Appraiser This past month, Governor DeSantis made a major statement that opened the floodgates of conversation. He stated what has been obvious to property rights lovers everywhere: that at some point, once you pay off all your debts, you are still...

Walt Disney On Transportation And Urban Planning

April 10, 2025

By: Terri Lewis | Director, Planet Connected IDEAS FOR LEE COUNTY TO ADDRESS CONGESTION PROBLEMS We hear a lot of frustration about congestion in Lee County, from residents and tourists who visit the area. Yet, no one ever complains about getting around at Disney World. How can 58 million people...

Commissioners to Vote on Conservation 20/20 Purchase Agreement for Land in East Fort Myers-Buckingham

March 31, 2025

Submitted by: Katrina Salokar Commissioners to Vote on Conservation 20/20 Purchase Agreement for Land in East Fort Myers-Buckingham The Lee County Commission will vote on Tuesday, April 1st, at 9:30 AM at 2120 Main Street to approve a 129.56-acre land purchase near the Buckingham Community Preserve through the Conservation 20/20...

A REQUEST TO SUPPORT SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS ​and House Bill HB4001.

March 20, 2025

Please use this form to send a letter in support. LETTER LINK LOCAL BILL by Florida House of Representatives Member Mike Giallombardo (R) District 79. Lee County: Amends Lee County Home Rule Charter to require additional members for the board of county commissioners under certain circumstances; requires chair & vice...

Lee Commissioners vote to remove fluoride from Lee County Utilities drinking water

February 6, 2025

The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday (Feb. 4, 2025) voted to discontinue adding fluoride to Lee County Utilities drinking water. To view the agenda item and its back up material, click here. To view a video of that segment of the regularly scheduled meeting, click here or visit https://youtu.be/joaiJKWdq1Q. Lee County Utilities...

Guest Opinion: Single Member Districts

January 27, 2025

By: The Honorable Matt Caldwell | Lee County Property Appraiser Thursday, January 9, 2025 marked a historic day in Lee County history. By a vote of 6-1, the Lee County Legislative Delegation advanced a bill calling for a referendum in 2026 for five (5) single-member districts for the county commission!...

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