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Unincorporated Lee County surpasses 200,000 cubic yards of collected debris post-Milton

Lee County last week announced it has surpassed the 200,000 cubic yards collected milestone for vegetative and construction debris in unincorporated areas post-Hurricane Milton. During the weekend ending Nov. 24, the county reached more than 211,000 cubic yards collected.  Vegetative and construction debris operations are expected to continue with crews working seven days a week until their final push. No date is yet announced for the final push. Sand collections along the coastline are mostly complete while crews continue to collect sand in Boca Grande.  Lee County government officials commend residents in unincorporated areas who have placed their debris to the curb in separate piles. Because of residents’ efforts, contracted debris haulers have worked efficiently to clean up storm debris from the right-of-way.  Lee County is committed to transparency with the public ...

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Vote NO on Amendment 1

In terms of the Nov. 5 General Election ballot, the Florida State Legislature has been busy. Four of the six constitutional amendments to be decided by voters were placed there by those we send to Tallahassee. Their ballot initiatives represent a diverse range of proposed changes to our ...

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