03/29/2023
I love seeing a community working together to make it better after so many challenges!
What’s Going on in Lehigh Acres….
The Lehigh Acres MSID gained signage powers in 2018, in 2021,we unveiled a new welcome to Lehigh Acres sign closer to Lehigh Acres’ boundaries of Lee Blvd and Leonard Blvd. The signs are paid for through a fund of alternative revenue – meaning no tax payer dollars.
The historical “Cookie”, “Nickel” or Welcome to Lehigh Sign as it may be known, located at Homestead Road, has been owned and maintained by Lee County Government for decades. This is a central focal point and identity to the Lehigh Acres community and was left tattered for some time; we asked Lee County to give our agency the sign for ownership and maintenance; the transfer was complete on March 15, 2022, The Board felt it best to make immediate minor improvements while discussing what to do long term. Several public meetings were held, social media polls and surveys conducted to see how the sign should be improved upon. By, large margin, the community weighed in on changing the design.
Coming later this year, at the Homestead Rd location, will be a design similar to that of the one already on Lee Blvd. And we are making efforts to preserve pieces of the original sign.
