Lee County Commission

Lee Commissioners vote to approve agreements for 412 multi-family affordable housing units

Lee County learns from previous storms and updates its emergency master plan.

New County Commissioners for Lee County will be installed Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the regularly scheduled meeting.

David Mulicka elected to Lee County Commission

County Commissioners voted Tuesday, to authorizing staff to pursue the purchase of a roughly 100-acre former orange grove adjacent to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary through the county's Conservation 20/20 program.

Lee County Commissioners, Tuesday, approved spending more than $273,000 to purchase an emergency call system that could be quickly set up to take 911 calls in case a natural or man-made disaster renders regular call center locations nonoperational.

Throughout Southwest Florida, primary voters will cast ballots in a number of county commission and city council races including seats for Lee County Commission, Fort Myers City Council, Cape Coral City Council, and a number of local ballot referendums for voters in Cape Coral, Marco Island and Collier County.

A proposed apartment project in Fort Myers has area residents concerned about two things: water shortages and increased traffic in an already strained area.

As drought grips Southwest Florida, and the threat of wildfires grows stronger, forest managers are issuing burn bans so that campfires don’t become wildfires. Collier County has joined Lee, Charlotte and Hendry counties in putting in temporary rules against burning stuff. Sarasota County has a year-round rule against burning yard waste. And the South Florida Water Management District has banned most burning on its lands, too.

Effective immediately, residents and visitors can expect a more responsive 911 service due to an upgrade of Next Generation 911 technology. Now, first responders will be able to quickly locate the emergency with advanced location services. Call takers will have a map to show exactly where the call comes from and then will share that information with first responders.