As SW FL growth slows, so does revenue growth. Lee commissioners face tough choices, with property tax hikes and a sales tax ...

Legislation provides developers with property-tax breaks, less restrictive zoning rules for affordable housing, but not ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served as the scenes of the worst possible ...

Property taxes in Lee County have skyrocketed over the past decade, with collections hitting a record $550.7 million - a massive 91.2% increase since 2015. As Florida lawmakers remain stalled in ...

A burger spot and pool bar are also in play to go with other meals that can be had at various spots around the property ... fees and taxes. However, it had several offers, like a Florida resident ...

Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell says Lee County property values drop. Taxable values inch up, squeezing local budgets.

Lee County issued 994 single-family building permits in April, five times the increase from a year ago than the whole of Southwest Florida, which saw a 3% increase. A total of 1,514 permits for ...

Property taxes are necessary to fund local governments and agencies but can be unfair to first-time homebuyers, a group of local Democrats argued Tuesday. Six elected officials gathered Tuesday at ...

Or so some real estate developers in Southwest Florida are hoping. Into the farthest reaches of Lee and ... for in the county's Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.The property is located near ...