Tag: Lee County

Boca Grande real estate now appraised at $3.5 billion

Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell released the initial estimates for 2025 property values on Sunday, June 1. They include a $3.5 billion estimate of valuation of Boca Grande real...

Old Boca Grande plat, history, figures in current Lee County parking discussion

Editor’s Note: Last month, the Boca Beacon filed a public records request with Lee County on issues related to Boca Grande parking. In the files, there are interesting tidbits related to...

Englewood beach merchants, Boca Grande fast recovery

May 29, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial

Here in Boca Grande, during this hurricane cleanup, we have been well served by Lee County and its various departments, from Parks and Recreation to DOT. There had been a past sense, quite...

Lee County on task for palm maintenance on Gilchrist Avenue

Lee County is planning tree maintenance on Gilchrist Avenue. Crews from the county, including Lee County Parks and Recreation, have been out in medians also on 5th between Park and Gilchrist. ...

Lee County purchases Mullock Creek Marina for $4.4 million

May 8, 2025
Staff Report
News

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, May 6, to approve a purchase agreement for the Mullock Creek Marina site on 5.21 acres in south Fort Myers as part of long-term plans to...

Business & Real Estate: Lee County updates electronic permitting process, offers training

The eConnect permit portal for Lee County Department of Community Development (DCD), Department of Transportation (DOT), Natural Resources, and the Lee Utilities Department (LCU), will be offline...

Emails shed light on parking and beach access, as policy develops

May 2, 2025
Garland Pollard
News

Currently, the Boca Beacon is waiting on a public records request from Lee County to get a better understanding of what is happening with a proposed parking ordinance. This week, we were made...

Fund for replacement deputy house now at about $190,000

May 1, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Fundraising continues for a new house for a sheriff’s deputy house on Gasparilla Island. This week, over $55,000 came in, with a total of approximately $190,000 raised so far. Last week, $76,000...

5th Street temporary beach access reopens

Lee County reopened the Boca Grande 5th Street Beach Access at dawn on Monday, April 28. This temporary access includes parking spaces and a ramp down to the beach. Patrons are advised that the...

Public forum for parking ordinance set for May 13 at Lighthouse United

There will be an open forum on the Lee County’s proposed parking regulations on Tuesday, May 13, at Lighthouse United Methodist Church. It will be an opportunity for all to hear about the...