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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n“The agreement has been signed and the notice of\nelections and ballot question have been interpreted in Spanish as required by\nlaw. The notice of the elections was in the newspaper today with an updated\ndistrict boundary map,” Pringle said. “There were also an extra\n16,000 postcards forwarded to those who voted during the last election.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pringle announced that early voting is scheduled one week\nprior, from May 28 to June 1 at the Lee County Regional Library. Hours of polls\nwill be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On the day of the special election, June 4, poll\nhours will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fire district also will add a quick search tool to their\nwebsite which will allow property owners to search the site and find a proposed\nassessment value for their parcel of land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The referendum on a new assessment methodology is in\nresponse to a need in finding additional district revenue sources. Currently\nLehigh Acres is on special fee assessment, which the district says is just not\nadequate enough to keep up with the rapid expansion of Lehigh Acres and provide\nfire, rescue and EMT service to residents. The resolution up for vote is to\nswitch to a non-ad valorem assessment methodology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right now, the fee for lots with buildings is $332.15,\nregardless of the value of the structure. Owners of the nearly 90,000 vacant\nlots in Lehigh currently pay $25.29 per lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under a proposed simplified fee structure, the Lehigh Acres\nfire District would assess a base fee of up to $165 per year on every parcel;\nplus a $1 per $1,000 of value of improvements thereon using property appraiser\ndata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The board also approved the addition of new exemption codes\nwithin categories including vacant institutional properties, homes for the\naged, common elements and those that fall under mining sites, subsurface,\nrecreational areas, roadways and submerged lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District will hold\na special meeting on today, May 8, at 6 p.m. and holds their regular meetings\non the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting are held at fire station 104 located at 3102 16th\nStreet SW, Lehigh Acres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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