Tag: Lee County

Fust Library closed temporarily from Sept. 23 to Oct. 1

August 29, 2024
Staff Report
News

Johann Fust Community Library will be closed temporarily beginning Monday, Sept. 23, while the Fust Foundation conducts preventative maintenance. The work is expected to take one week, and the library...

State: Beach water still ‘Good’ after Debby

Despite Hurricane Debby, the quality of water at the beaches of Lee and Charlotte Counties remained in the “good” category. “Beaches in both Lee and Charlotte Counties were sampled on Monday,” said...

Hurricane Debby caused flooding; Lee County avoided major impact from winds

Flooding and horticultural debris have been identified as the main impacts from Hurricane Debby, which was upgraded from a tropical storm classification on Sunday, Aug. 4. During the Lee Board...

Lee County monitoring the weekend weather; links to report local flooding, ditches

August 2, 2024
Staff Report
News

Lee County Emergency Management is monitoring the tropics and is in communication with its state and federal partners at the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service and...

Seahorses hoof onto island

Mane attraction: Horse visit on Gasparilla Island On Saturday, July 27, two horses were on the beach north of 17th Street. Lee County Ordinance 20-27 prohibits equestrian riding in county parks...

Parking documents indicate downtown parking areas

Editor’s Note: In recent weeks, the Boca Beacon has been releasing documents from a Public Records Request from Lee County. These are not new documents, but merely draft discussion points and documents...

Lee County maintains flood discounts

Lee County was notified Friday, July 19, that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National Flood Insurance Program policyholder discounts at this time. FEMA determined...

FEMA will maintain flood insurance discount in unincorporated Lee County

July 19, 2024
Staff Report
Community, News

Lee County was notified Friday, July 19, that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder discounts at this time. FEMA...

Firm two-hour limit in draft parking docs in Public Records request

A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code change from Lee County, circulated on Monday, May 6, 2024, that would update...

Lee County creates new tool for insurance information

July 18, 2024
Staff Report
Community, News

Lee County has announced that it enhanced the dedicated website landing page and launched a new tool related to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA’s retrograde...