Lee Board of County Commissioners

Five acres is a decent amount of land for a home if you want to keep the neighbors at a decent distance. It turns out that five acres is a rather healthy amount of land to conserve, too, especially when connected to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

A project for a roundabout at Gunnery and Buckingham roads in Lehigh Acres is moving forward.The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to receive funding to construct the roundaboutThe county will receive about $4.6 million in federal funding to construct this roundabout.

On Tuesday, Lee Commissioners continue commitment to Emergency Medical Services with purchase of Alico Road facility and vote to purchase 10 acres on Pine Island for Conservation 20/20.

At issue are changes Lee County's government made to the Land Development Code freeing South Seas from density and height limits.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners Tuesday took action on a number of contracts and projects including a filter marsh at Six Mile Cypress Slough, a mixed-use trail linking Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Beach, tree planting at Lakes Park and beach nourishment efforts on Hurricane Ian damage.

Lee County's Board of County Commissioners approved an agreement Tuesday for the restoration and nourishment of more than 5 miles of Estero Island beach. The county's portion of the interlocal agreement with the Town of Fort Myers Beach is based on a percentage not to exceed $9.2 million, funded through tourist development tax.

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

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.

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.

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.