Tag: Lee County

Wheeler Park gets new turf this week

Work at Wheeler Road Community Park is progressing, though there is no firm date for reopening. New turf is being delivered to the site as of Thursday, Feb. 13, and then will be put in place. The...

Bestselling authors coming to Lee County

January 30, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

Romance novelist Debbie Macomber popular highlight Twenty-five acclaimed and bestselling authors are coming to Lee County to connect with fans and sign books at the 26th Annual Southwest...

Lee County reminds of once-a-week watering

January 23, 2025
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

Residents of unincorporated Lee County are reminded that beginning Feb. 1, a one-day-a-week watering schedule will be in place through the end of May to conserve water and protect local...

Hearing Examiner zoning case for Health Clinic Annex building

The Lee County Hearing Examiner is set at press-time to hear a zoning case regarding the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s new annex at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. The hearing, in Ft. Myers, is...

Lee County reopens some beach access

Lee County has announced that a number of beach access points have reopened on Gasparilla Island. The beach access points, part of Lee County Parks & Recreation, were closed after Hurricanes...

After finish of hurricane debris removal process, Lee County announces waste guidelines

January 9, 2025
Staff Report
News

Lee County Solid Waste has announced that debris collection for Hurricane Milton has concluded for unincorporated areas of mainland Lee County in addition to Boca Grande, Captiva and Pine...

Lee County finishes hurricane debris removal

December 19, 2024
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

Lee County’s Hurricane Milton debris-collection operation for Boca Grande have been completed. The county would like to thank island residents for diligently following proper setout practices...

Get a fix on ditches, blocked drains with a county Request for Action

December 5, 2024
Staff Report
News

Got a problem with a ditch, swale or blocked drain? Or know of a road with drainage issues? First, to find out if your road is maintained by Lee County DOT,...

Lee County launches flood resource

December 5, 2024
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

On Monday, Nov. 18, Lee County Government launched a new resource website, “Flooding Facts,” to offer information about the various types of flooding seen in Lee County in the past 10 years. The...

$4.5 million in road projects begin

December 5, 2024
Garland Pollard
Breaking News, News

This week, Lee County contractors began the process of repairing roads across Gasparilla Island as part of repairs from recent hurricanes. The $4.5 million project, which will take...