County permitting portal to go offline for upgrades
The eConnect permit portal for the Lee County Department of Community Development (DCD), Department of Transportation (DOT), Natural Resources and Utilities Department will be offline on Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. until Oct. 23 at 7 a.m. for technical upgrades.
The services impacted during the outage period will include filing new submittals, downloading permits and plans, uploading documents and plans, making payments, viewing record details and status, and scheduling inspections.
The DCD phone lines and offices will be closed on Oct. 20 and the VoicePermits Interactive Voice Response system will also be offline during the weekend update.
Contractors who plan to schedule inspections for Oct. 23 should do so before the system is taken offline on Oct. 19.
Lee County reported that the updated eConnect portal will enhance business operations to allow for an easier user experience, including online payments. The current portal’s web address (https://accelaaca.leegov.com/aca) will be updated to https://aca.leegov.com as part of the upgrade. Additionally, users may notice a refreshed look to the portal but functionality will remain the same.
If the dates for the technological upgrade are delayed, the county will communicate directly with contractors and other stakeholders and will provide media an update.
For questions, contact econnect@leegov.com.