NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 17th day of February, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, in the County Courthouse, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Florida, will consider the enactment of a County Resolution pursuant to the State Constitution, Florida Statutes, and Lee County Ordinance No. 98-25. The title of the proposed Resolution is as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ASSESSABLE IMPROVEMENTS CONSTITUTING A PROJECT AS HEREIN DESCRIBED IN THE WHISKEY CREEK CANAL DREDGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT; CONFIRMING THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH RESPECT TO SUCH UNIT; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND ESTABLISHING THE NOT-TO-EXCEED INTEREST RATE SUCH ASSESSMENTS WILL BEAR; DIRECTING LEE COUNTY TO NOTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS OF THEIR FINAL ASSESSMENT AND RIGHT TO PREPAY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The proposed final assessment is $2,190.31 per Equivalent Assessment Unit (EAU). Property owners may elect to pay the assessment in full within 30 days of the public hearing or finance the assessment over a 7-year period through annual non-ad valorem assessments on the property tax bill. The total amount to be collected from all benefitted parcels is $573,862.50. The assessments will be collected by the Lee County Tax Collector pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes.
Copies of this Notice and the proposed Resolution are available for inspection or copying during regular business hours at the Minutes Office of the Clerk of Courts of Lee County at (239) 533-2328 and at the Office of Management & Budget, MSTBU, located in the County Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, FL.
All affected property owners have the right to appear at the public hearing and the right to file written objections within 20 days of the publication of this notice. Written objections should be filed with the MSTBU Coordinator, as designee of the County Manager, at 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901.
Interested parties may appear at the meeting in person or through counsel and be heard with respect to the enactment of the proposed Resolution. The special assessments resulting from the confirmation of the final assessment roll will be final and conclusive as to each parcel assessed unless proper steps have been initiated to obtain relief within 20 days in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Anyone wishing to appeal the Board's decision(s) with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings. Generally, a verbatim record, including all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, will be necessary.
Lee County will not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, income, or family status. To request language interpretation, document translation, or an ADA-qualified reasonable modification at no charge to the requestor, contact Ranice Monroe (239) 533-0255, ADArequests@leegov.com, Florida Relay Service 711, at least five business days in advance. El Condado de Lee brindará servicios de traducción sin cargo a personas con el idioma limitado del inglés.