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Islander takes part in fight against radar tower By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Feb 24, 2021 SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Retired financial executive Jeff Waller and his wife Lisa moved from Wisconsin to Pine Island after they had fallen in love with the idyllic setting. They’d traded high-rise buildings, noise and traffic lights for estuaries, mangrove and scenic views set against the backdrop of Pine Island Sound. “I looked at the top 10 quaintest communities in Florida and stumbled on Matlacha,” said Waller. They had no idea, however, that a proposal would be submitted soon after their arrival to bui...

A proposed ordinance to allow for backyard chickens in residential areas of unincorporated Lee County including Lehigh Acres, failed to pass county muster, meaning there will be no backyard chickens allowed in Lehigh in the new year — or at least for now. The Lee County Board of County Commissioners rejected the measure 3-2. County Chairman Kevin Ruane and Commissioners Cecil Pendergrass and Ray Sandelli voted against directing the LDC Amendment on backyard chickens to a public hearing, reversing a process that was previously set in motion to allow for the chickens. Commissioners Brian Hamm...