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Naming suggestions needed for two new county schools

The School District of Lee County is launching the naming process for two new schools. Suggestions are currently being accepted for a new high school in Alva and a new elementary school in Lehigh Acres. Both schools are supported by the half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2018 and help to alleviate overcrowding in East Region schools. High School NNN is located at 21700 Tuckahoe Road in Alva. The campus will open in August 2027 with a capacity of 2,000 students. It will offer unique opportunities for students to prepare for careers in agriculture with academies in Agri-Technology and Animal Husbandry. The School Board of Lee County approved a Total Project Cost of $168 million ...

Cape Coral Yacht Club cost estimated at $225 million

The price of the city's plans to build a resort-style destination at the Yacht Club park is estimated at $225 million. At that price, the estimated average annual debt service would be $14,218,742 with the city to carry the cost of that debt service for three to four years at an estimated cost ...

School district continues to grapple with late buses

While the numbers have improved since last year, more than 2,500 bus riders are still getting to school late. “We have a lot more work to do moving forward,” Safety, Security, & Fleet Operations Chief Dave Newlan said at Tuesday’s Lee County School Board meeting. Last year, 83% of ...

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Council compensation, single-member districts proposal, get high priority

The Charter Review Commission has prioritized its recommended changes to the city's bedrock document with Cape Coral City Council to now decide which, if any, will go to the voters next year. Commission priorities for the General Election include a substantive increase in Council compensation ...

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Celebration of Life for Greenwell set at JetBlue Park

The public is invited to wear Red Sox colors and join in a Celebration of Life for Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell on Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. Greenwell, a native of Lee County who died Oct. 9 at the age of 62, enjoyed a 12-year professional baseball career ...

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Prep Schedule 10-13/10-18

Monday, 10-13 VOLLEYBALL District 6A-12 Immokalee at Gateway East Lee County at Palmetto Ridge District 5A-12 Mariner at North Fort Myers Cape Coral at Bradenton Southeast District 4A-13 Island Coast at Estero Cypress Lake at LaBelle Bonita Springs at Barron Collier Lely ...

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Pine Island Eagle’s historic sign found in St. James City after Hurricane Ian

The Pine Island Eagle is grateful to a Good Samaritan from St. James City who found, and stored, the paper’s historic sign lost in Hurricane Ian after the Category 4 storm made landfall on Cayo Costa on Sept. 28, 2022. Jan Robertson said the storm had blown it into a neighbor’s yard and, ...

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