TUPELO • Property values in Lee County are expected to increase overall again this year, but business assets also took a slight dive because of problems linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The county’s ...

Lee County Property Appraiser (LEEPA) Matt Caldwell has released the initial estimates for 2024 property values, showing serious growth across the board. Property appraisers went to each of the ...

Last year, more than three-fourths of the businesses on the top 10 list for highest property tax payments in the county came from businesses headquartered outside the state, county tax records show.

Incumbent Matt Caldwell threw his hat in the ring for reelection to the office of Lee County Property Appraiser. As previously reported, since Hurricane Ian, the property appraiser's office has been ...

When Lee County commissioners held their first budget workshop in April commissioners questioned state projections that the county tax base would increase by only 5.8%. They were right to question, ...

Lee County Commissioners approved a $3.015 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The budget holds the property tax rate steady but will result in higher bills for many due to rising property ...

For more than half a decade, a large part of a 63-year-old office building has been sitting half vacant in downtown Fort Myers, a relic from when it first opened as the Inter-County Telephone & ...