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Lee County applies for state beach‑funding ranking despite federal cost‑share uncertainty
Summary
Commissioners approved a resolution to apply for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection beach‑funding program; staff said public‑access scoring was not part of the current state competitive ranking but federal cost‑share rules remain in flux and could affect the county’s eventual out‑of‑pocket share.
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to apply to Florida’s state beach‑funding program for a proposed nourishment project and to be competitively ranked among other applicants, county staff said, while cautioning that federal and state cost‑sharing rules remain uncertain.
County staff explained the application is a required step to be considered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in ranking local projects for the legislature’s consideration; the resolution itself does not commit county dollars. As county…
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