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Photo via FEMA FORT MYERS, Fla. FEMA’s Operation Blue Roof is moving into Lehigh Acres. The agency is transferring its sign-up location from the Growth Management Center in Immokalee to the Walmart on 2523 Lee Blvd. Beginning Wednesday, FEMA representatives will be at the Walmart from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, emergency management officials said. Homeowners can go there to apply for the program and complete the Right of Entry form that allows government employees and contractors onto their property to assess damage and install a temporary covering. Other Blue Roof application sites are set up at the following locations around Southwest Florida: Collier County Development Services Building 2800 North Horseshoe Drive Naples, FL 34104 DeSoto County County Library 125 N Hillsboro Ave Arcadia, FL 34266 Glades County County Training Center 1030 Industrial Highway Moore Haven, FL 33471 Hendry County Walmart Parking Lot 1951 Hickpochee Ave LaBelle, FL 33935 Highlands County County Civic Center 4509 George Blvd. Sebring, FL 33875 Lee County Lowe’s Home Improvement 8040 Dani Drive Fort Myers, FL 33966