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Lee County opens 30-day public comment on CDBG-DR amendments amid housing-vs.-infrastructure debate
Summary
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners initiated a 30-day public comment period to amend its CDBG-DR action plan to reallocate disaster-recovery funds to infrastructure projects, drawing praise from island officials and concern from affordable-housing advocates.
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday authorized staff to begin a 30-day public comment period to amend the county's Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) action plan, a step that will allow the county to reallocate recovery funds toward critical infrastructure projects including generator installations and a shelter hardening project.
The amendment matter, brought to the board as item 36, will reallocate funds and identify specific activities for installation of generators at Tortuga Elementary School and the Lee Health Sports Complex and one shelter-hardening project, county staff said. The board voted to start the public comment period; the motion carried with no objection.
Why it matters: The proposed reallocation affects funds set aside after Hurricane Ian for housing, infrastructure and resilience projects. During the hearing, the mayor of an affected island…
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