Fort Myers, FL, Oct. 29, 2025 – Pine Island and Matlacha residents will be able to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemical waste, such as leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals, on Saturday, Nov.15, 2025.

The collection, hosted by Lee County Solid Waste in partnership with Lee County Parks & Recreation, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Philips Community Park, 5675 Sesame Drive, Bokeelia. Drop-off is an easy, drive-through process available to all residents at no charge.

Bokeelia, 9-16-25, at Approximately 6:00 AM multiple emergency units from the Matlacha-Pine Island Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department responded to a multiple residential structure fire at The Palms at Pine Island on Stringfellow Road in Bokeelia

UPDATE 8-29-25 below: Lee Commissioners approve contract to repair the Matlacha Drawbridge
Bridge lanes will remain open throughout the project

Bobby Holloway Memorial Fund supports Lee County Parks & Recreation’s Matlacha/Pine Island Summer Camp Program with theater trip and fishing gear

Lee Commissioners approve contracts to repair pedestrian facilities damaged by Hurricane Ian

Fort Myers, FL, June 17, 2025 – The Lee Board of County Commissioners continued its commitment to repairing to the transportation network, including pedestrian facilities, damaged by Hurricane Ian, voting to approve two repair contracts.

(Update:4-4-25) It appears that the Little Pine Is. Bridge currently has two lanes open. We don't, at present, have information as to whether this is a temporary or permanent situation.

Florida Dept. of Transportation says that Phase one of the rebuilding of the Little Pine Island Bridge is expected to be completed within the next three months, at which point, Phase II will begin. Little Pine Island bridge engineering

A Pine Island organization, wishing to remain anonymous, has provided John Bohanek, of Bokeelia, items that will help make his day-to-day life a little easier.

Fort Myers, FL, Dec.3, 2024 – Lee County will close its last Hurricane Milton public drop-off site at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.8. This drop-off site is located at 5031 Pine Island Road.