3 new restaurants coming this fall to Coconut Point Cape Coral City Council salary, stipend won’t appear on November ballot
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Lee County Commission declared a state of emergency for a 7.3-square-mile area in east Lee County that’s been affected by flooding, but an official emphasized that the declaration has nothing to do with Tropical Depression Nine. Instead, the declaration allows the county to spend $30,000 to lay gravel on private dirt roads that have become impassable because of rain that has fallen throughout the summer. The idea is to ensure ambulances, fire trucks, postal trucks and other vehicles can, if necessary, access residents in the zone, known as the Wildcat Drive area and located between State Road 82 and Corkscrew Road. Click here to see a map of the area. Lee County last made a local state of emergency declaration to access funds to help private roads in 2013 for an area in North Fort Myers.