Tag: Lee County

Storm debris update, back to residential cleanup

November 28, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

Lee County surpassed the 200,000 cubic-yards-collected milestone for vegetative and construction debris in unincorporated areas post-Hurricane Milton. Vegetative and construction debris operations...

Return of sand continues at Boca Grande gulf front

November 21, 2024
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

Work continues across the beachfront by Lee County as sand from Boca Grande streets is returned to help reshape eroded banks. Photos by Dusty

Election certified

November 21, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Lee County Canvassing Board certified the results of the 2024 general election on Nov. 15 and successfully completed the post-election audit on Nov. 18. Lee County uses an independent...

Sand deadline for Boca Grande is Nov. 29

November 21, 2024
Staff Report
News

Lee County Solid Waste asks Boca Grande residents to set all Hurricane Milton sand debris curbside by Friday, Nov. 29. Collections will begin on Saturday, Nov. 30 and may take several days to...

Iguanas get cold-blooded break, chill til Feb.

Lee County’s iguana-removal vendor for Boca Grande will be taking a winter hiatus which began Friday, Nov. 15 and will last until Feb. 15. Brian Ambrose is the technician for Blue Iguana Pest...

Reminder: Cross-island hurricane debris dumps a felony

November 21, 2024
Garland Pollard
Breaking News, News

The island continues to have an issue with the dumping of hurricane debris, even as crews from the disaster recovery firm Crowder Gulf, contracted by Lee County, continue to pick up refuse on...

Storm debris update, back to residential cleanup

November 14, 2024
Staff Report
Featured News, News

Crews hired by Lee County cleaned up downtown Boca Grande last weekend. But in the wake of the improvement downtown, residential trash on the island appears to have exploded all along Gasparilla...

Banyans green up after storms

November 14, 2024
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

On Banyan Street the leaves have returned, and trees closest to Park Avenue seem to be in full recovery. After Hurricane Milton, Lee County cleaned around the trees, and also hand-watered them...

Cleanup needed in aisle everywhere including downtown

November 7, 2024
Garland Pollard
Breaking News, News

Town trash still on county agenda; looking at options Three weeks after the departure of Hurricane Milton, there are piles of trash still littering the island. And where the piles have been...

Update from Lee County on Boca Grande recovery

October 18, 2024
Anna Ridilla
News

During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Board of Lee County Commissioners included various updates on Boca Grande Milton recovery, including sand screening and permitting. Lee...