The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to award 2021/2022 State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) grant agreements totaling $2.96 million to local partners for affordable housing. The grants to nonprofit housing development organizations are for new construction and rehabilitation of rental housing units. The grants will...

Lee County commissioners voted to allocate an additional $208,671 in Emergency Solutions Grant CARES Act funds to help rapidly rehouse about 30 households experiencing homelessness.  The allocation is part of the board’s continuing commitment to assist those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 530 individuals have...