When Lee County commissioners held their first budget workshop in April commissioners questioned state projections that the county tax base would increase by only 5.8%. They were right to question, ...

For more than half a decade, a large part of a 63-year-old office building has been sitting half vacant in downtown Fort Myers, a relic from when it first opened as the Inter-County Telephone & ...

Property values are increasing at a much slower rate than previous years, partially due to Hurricane Ian. Commissioners are considering previously avoided options like raising taxes, tolls, and fees ...

Lee County's taxable property value increased by 4.84%, lower than the projected 5.8%. The overall property value decreased by 3.72%, attributed to inflation and post-Covid market adjustments. The ...