To protect our waterways from excess nutrients that pollute our waterways and feed blue-green algae, our local counties and municipalities have ordinances in place to prohibit use of fertilizers that contain phosphorus and nitrogen during the rainy season from June 1 to September 30. To review the requirements of your local ordinance visit https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/fertilizer/#!. To […]
There are several ways for an LCEC member to seek information about an existing outage. One way is to view the LCEC Outage Map! Check out https://brnw.ch/21wJVmn anytime day or night. Lcec.net users will notice a change very soon! While keeping the same valuable content, they have updated the design of their website for a more modern and user-friendly […]
David Hohl, LCMCD Executive Director and Chamber Board Member and recent Leadership Lee County graduate, Jennifer McBride, traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) Conference in May. While there they met with Congressman Greg Steube to advocate for support for our District. LCMCD is committed to improving the quality of […]
For a recap of the Horizon Council General Membership Meeting on Friday, May 17, click here for the audio recording of the topic, “The Value of Student STEM Programs Across the Community.” Click here for a compilation of the presentations. The Nonprofit Minute for this meeting was given by Lee County Solid Waste on business recycling. Lee County Solid […]
Chamber staff joined volunteers at Estero Community Park on Saturday, May 4th to plant trees and plants that will help uptake nutrients to keep them out of the park’s stormwater pond and away from the gulf. Planting native plants along the shoreline is one of the best management practices to keep our ponds and lakes […]
The Chamber of Southwest Florida is proud to announce the graduation of the 2023-24 Leadership Lee County Class! Congratulations to Sandra Aguilar, Tony Amitia, Scott Berry, Frank Brown, Adam Dejog, Gina Doeble, Tonya Gerard, Stuart Haniff, Mark Jerrells, Tori Kinley, Inge Kocher, Chris LaFollette, Mike Lewis, Jevon Matthews, Jen McBride, Maria Mendoza, Rachel Morreale, Mark […]
