Elections office: Bond referendum planned for CEPD
The Lee County Elections Office reported that the Captiva Erosion Prevention District jurisdiction is scheduled for a bond referendum Special Election on May 21.
A notice of election was mailed to voters on March 20 and a sample ballot was mailed on April 4.
The referendum on the ballot will read as:
“Should the Captiva Erosion Prevention District (CEPD) issue Special Assessment Bonds not exceeding $25,000,000, maturing at such times as the CEPD shall determine not exceeding 20 years from issuance bearing interest not exceeding the maximum legal interest rate, payable from special assessments on benefited lands within the CEPD boundaries for the emergency maintenance and renourishment of beaches, pursuant to the Captiva Island Emergency Maintenance Plan and Captiva Island 2024-2025 Emergency Beach Maintenance Renourishment Project?”
The Lee County Elections Office also shared the following information about the election:
– Vote-by-Mail ballots were mailed on April 16.
– The voter registration deadline is April 22.
– The deadline to request a Vote-by-Mail ballot is May 9 at 5 p.m.
– There will be no early voting for the election.
– On Election Day — May 21 — the polling location for voters will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Precinct 116 at the Sanibel Recreation Center, at 3880 Sanibel Captiva Road, Sanibel.
For more information or questions, visit lee.vote or call 239-533-8683.