​LEE COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT A COUNTY ORDINANCE

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 16th day of November 2021, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, Old Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Florida, will consider the enactment of a County Ordinance.  The title of the proposed County Ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE CREATING A MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT (MSBU) FOR THE TROPICAL POINT PARK MANGROVE PRUNING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT; SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSE AND DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES; ESTABLISHING THE  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS  THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MSBU; PROVIDING FOR THE GENERAL POWERS FOR THE MSBU; NAMING AND CREATION OF A FUND; PROVIDING FOR THE POWER TO LEVY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, LIENS AND COLLECTIONS; USE OF NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS;  ESTABLISHING A REVERTER, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; ALTERNATIVE OR SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM CONSIDERATION AT PUBLIC HEARING; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  

Copies of this Notice and the proposed Ordinance 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.  Interested parties may appear at the meeting in person or through counsel, and be heard with respect to the enactment of the proposed Ordinance. 

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 Joan LaGuardia, (239) 839-6038, 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.