Lee County is excited to host the Southwest Florida Ag Expo, and ready to showcase the youth of Lee County who are committed to their livestock projects.
The Ag Expo opened on Feb. 29 and will close on March 10 at the Lee County Civic Center Complex on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers. It ...
Environmental bill updates from the seventh week of Florida's legislative session include:
- Senate approves bill that uses gaming revenue for conservation
- Senate Energy Resources bill removes references to climate change
- Safe Waterway bill passes all committees in the House, stalled in ...
The March 19 Presidential Preference Primary will be here soon. If you plan to vote by mail in this year's elections, you must submit a new request. I encourage you to act now! Voting by mail is the most convenient way to cast your vote. Visit www.lee.vote to request your mail ballot.
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Protect Captiva — a coalition of local residents and civic organizations — is in the early stages of a major legal battle with Lee County. In December, the county finalized special exemptions for South Seas, at the north end of Captiva, from existing density and height ...
Environmental bill updates from the sixth week of Florida's legislative session include:
- Stormwater bills pass through committees with floor amendments to come
- Anti-Clean Energy bill temporarily postponed but rescheduled
- Single-Use Plastics bill is temporarily postponed due to lack of ...
I am deeply honored to serve as a school board member for the School District of Lee County, representing the interests of our students, families and dedicated staff. It fills me with immense pride to witness the unwavering commitment of our district towards fostering student success. Achieving ...
To the editor:
The Committee of the Islands' transportation program today, Feb. 21, at The Community House is long overdue. Sanibel's transportation crisis shows no sign of improvement and will only worsen when the overdevelopment at South Seas begins, thanks to the faulty decision by all but ...
The environmental bill updates from the fifth week of the legislative session included:
- Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve Boundary bill passes its second Senate Committee.
- Safe Waterways Act advances in the Senate.
- Senate Auxiliary Container (single-use plastics) bill is temporarily ...
To the editor:
Having just returned from a two-week volunteer stint in Israel, I am trying to organize thoughts and feelings after the United States Congress rejected a $17.6 billion aid package to Israel last week. Did the representatives of the American people forget that the Biden ...
Budget proposals advanced last week, and a bad attorney's fee-shifting provision that would have stifled the public's ability to challenge permit decisions was taken out of a Senate bill to match it's companion in the house. The Everglades Protection Area bills cleared their first ...