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Lee municipalities are hoping additional time to gather paperwork on rebuilding efforts post-Hurricane Ian will put them in the good graces of the federal government
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Amanda Cochran of Alva has tossed her hat in the ring for Lee County Commissioner after another candidate she supported withdrew in a campaign that will see her face off against incumbent commissioner Mike Greenwell in the GOP primary.
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to accept the ResilientLee Recovery and Resilience Plan, a product of the Long-Term Recovery Task Force, which included more than 200 community members.In December 2022 – just months after devastating Hurricane Ian made landfall in Lee County – the Board approved the formation of Long-Term Task Force. Teams of community members organized in Branches synthesized months of community input, feedback, and analysis to create the ResilientLee Recovery and Resilience Plan.
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Under the proposed House bill, voters in three the counties that have 12-year limits on county commissioners --- Broward, Lee and Polk--- would be asked to approve an eight-year limit in November.
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a number of contracts including a water reclamation facility on Fort Myers Beach, improving roads in Lehigh Acres and a Drainage Improvement Project in east Lee County.
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More than 70 acres of land has been purchased in North Fort Myers and Bokeelia for the Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition Program by the Lee Board of County Commissioners.
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The Lee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved several items including nearly $5.4 million in State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) grant agreements to local partners for affordable housing as well as a the widening of Corkscrew Road from Bella Terra Boulevard to Alico Road and a LeeTran Park and Ride transfer station in Lehigh Acres.
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday selected District 5 Commissioner Mike Greenwell to serve as Board Chairman for the coming year and District 1 Commissioner Kevin Ruane to serve as vice chairman.
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Lee County will adopt its Fiscal Year 2023-24 $2.5 billion budget tonight at the final budget hearing.The budget includes no increases in county tax rates.
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A private group spent months assessing what went right and what went wrong in Lee County with regards to Ian, outlined in An After-Action Report, presented to the Lee County Board of Commissioners Tuesday.