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In the evening on July 18, 2026, multiple fire unit responded to a reported structure fire in Flamingo Bay in St. James City. Lee County Dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting a mobile home on fire, with callers also reporting explosions coming from the structure. Upon arrival, crews found the home fully involved in fire. Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines, initiated an aggressive…
Americas' 250th Birthday of Freedom and Annual Pine Island 4th of July, 2026 parade and events --- began as in previous years at 10 AM, at Winn Dixie shopping plaza and proceeded north on Stringfellow Road. Residents got up early in celebration as residents and kids lined up on both sides of the street to watch the parade and gather candy and prizes thrown by the floats passing by. This year’s…
Excavation/Construction caused a water main that affected Bokeelia on Tuesday, 6/30/26. The break happened near the tennis courts at Pine Island Center where work was being done and occurred around 4 pm and lasted until around 10 pm. As is standard with these incidents, it is advised throw away new ice from refrigerator with ice makers and boil potable water for about the next day.
Fort Myers, FL, June 25, 2026 – The Lee County Department of Transportation (DOT) reminds Pine Island residents that sidewalk improvements will begin Monday 6/29, along Stringfellow Road. This project includes the removal and replacement of sidewalk panels in areas where cracking and concrete deterioration have occurred. Construction crews will begin on the south side of Stringfellow Road near…
Matlacha Park, boat ramp and parking lot to close temporarily for resurfacing Pine Island, Matlacha, May 1, 2026 – Matlacha Park and the boat ramp parking lot, 4577 Pine Island Road N.W. in Matlacha, will close temporarily Monday, May 11, through Wednesday, May 13, for resurfacing work. During this time, there will be no access to the parking lot or boat ramp. The closure is necessary to allow…
The Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District was awarded a $5 million Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery grant through Lee County, funded by HUD following Hurricane Ian, to support replacement of the fire station in St. James City, built in 1975. During the past several years, the district has been actively working through the design, permitting, and planning phases of this…
Some areas of county will see trash, recycling and yard-waste pickup begin one and a half hours earlier Fort Myers, FL, April 22, 2026 – Residents of unincorporated Lee County, are asked to set their trash, recycling and yard waste to the curb by 5 a.m. beginning Friday, May 1. This is 90 minutes earlier than the typical set-out time of 6:30 a.m. The seasonal change is to help the contracted…
Friday morning at approx 7:20 am, a four vehicle involved accident occurred at the intersection of Stringfellow Rd. and Sundiet Ave., about 4 miles north of Pine Island Center in Bokeelia. Preliminary reports, subject to revision, indicate that pick-up truck, vehicle #1, heading north, braked for a semi tractor-trailer truck also heading north but stopped or nearly stopped in the r oad. Whereupon…
Le e County Celebrates Matlacha’s 100-year anniversary of the restoration of two Lee County Matlacha park facilities and the reconstruction of FDOT’s Little Pine Island Bridge Off icial ribbon cutting was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2026, to celebrate the Matlacha Centennial, Lee County Parks & Recreation’s restored Matlacha Community Center and the Pine Island Art Building as well as…
We have received a few inquiries from the community related to our announcement of the progress on the Matlacha Drawbridge, which is having mechanical openings this week for the first time since Hurricane Ian. Overall : The inspection team Lee DOT has on the Matlacha Drawbridge repairs is the same inspection team FDOT has for the Little Pine Island Bridge. They will be coordinating to ensure that…
