Residents in Lehigh Acres say enough is enough when it comes to illegal dumping in their neighborhood, and Lee County officials are finally taking action.
LEHIGH DUMPING FOLO
Lee County Commissioners approved a measure Tuesday that will dedicate a full-time staff member to focus solely on addressing illegal dumping issues in the Lehigh Acres community.
According to county maps, Lehigh Acres has the highest concentration of illegal dumping activity across Lee County.
“It’s frustrating. We work so hard to keep a nice neighborhood. If you look around our neighborhood, everyone works very hard, and it just gets covered with trash when the wind blows. People dump off tires and construction materials,” said Barbara Jungbauer, a longtime Lehigh Acres resident…