NOTICE OF

BUDGET HEARING

The Board of County Commissioners of Lee County will hold the first Budget Hearing to consider the following proposed budgets and attendant property tax rates for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 on Thursday, September 3, 2009, in the County Commission Chambers, located at 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida, beginning at 5:05 p.m.:

Port Authority

Special Taxing Units:

Streetlighting Municipal Service Taxing Units

Special Improvement Municipal Service Taxing Units

Dependent Fire Districts Municipal Service Taxing Units

Cape Coral Solid Waste Municipal Service Taxing Unit

Countywide Taxes

Library Tax

Unincorporated Area Municipal Service Taxing Unit

All Hazards Protection Taxing Unit

All Other Budgets

Proposed budgets and tax rates for the above will be tentatively adopted at the September 3, 2009 Budget Hearing, and will be considered further at a second budget hearing on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 5:05 p.m., before being finally adopted.

The Budget Hearing is open to the public and interested citizens are invited to attend and be heard with respect to the adoption of the proposed FY09-10 budgets and property tax rates.

If you have a disability that will require special assistance or accommodations for your attendance at the Budget Hearing, please call the Lee County Division of Public Resources at 533-2737 for information.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA