EDUCATION
Local Program 2008-2009:

  1. Support and monitor the implementation of school impact fees as an integral
    part of Lee County School District's funding.
  2. Support a free public school system for Lee County that sets high standards
    for student achievement; that provides equality of educational opportunity for
    all; that recruits and retains faculty and staff of high quality; and that is
    financed adequately by the state through an equitable funding formula.
  3. New Study:  Study the feasibility of a sales tax for the Lee County public
    School District.
Annual Summary of Impact Fees Collected by Benefit District
                             For FY 1989-FY 2006

         Community                                                        Regional
Year              Parks                 EMS                Fire                 Parks               Roads         Schools             Total        
89-90         $1,559,739           $30,952             $263,690        $421,180          $6,552,910                               $8,828,471
90-91         $1,392,774           $36,511             $395,347        $573,775          $5,154,426                               $7,552,833
91-92         $1,485,138           $38,234             $462,330        $639,445          $5,746,,186                              $8,371,333
92-93         $1,863,502           $51,479             $678,386        $799,795         $10,736,066                            $14,129,228
93-94         $2,192,034           $48,391             $613,662        $910,214           $9,592,079                            $13,356,380
94-95         $1,920,407           $46,554             $552,410        $862,679           $8,442,768                            $11,788,818
95-96         $2,147,348           $53,238             $684,449        $915,624           $9,125,332                            $12,925,991
96-97         $2,162,669         $121,365          $1,217,745        $951,306         $12,139,403                            $16,592,488
97-98         $2,581,045         $138,477          $1,392,960     $1,102,802         $12,111,456                            $17,326,740
98-99         $3,096,007           $94,755          $1,496,753     $1,352,014         $12,872,069                            $19,911,598
99-00         $3,611,580         $125,192          $2,245,781     $1,476,798         $16,133,509                            $23,592,860
00-01         $3,206,741         $144,924          $2,200,800     $1,539,442         $17,598,937                            $24,690,844
01-02         $3,501,203         $241,557          $2,552,491     $2,554,944         $19,492,827     $8,956,981     $37,300,003
02-03         $4,713,390         $274,965          $2,949,560     $3,297,499         $22,348,300   $20,440,793     $54,024,507
03-04         $6,275,838         $348,698          $4,651,481     $4,332,065         $32,029,100   $31,812,133    $79,449,315
04-05       $10,277,226         $446,459          $7,202,766     $7,271,066         $49,872,641   $43,053,074   $118,123,232
05-06        $9,493,789          $434,037          $6,666,562     $8,088,995         $45,563,597   $54,847,676   $125,094,665

Total       $61,480,439     $2,675,788        $36,227,173   $37,053,643       $296,511,606  $159,110,657  $593,059,306
Reviewed 11/21/2007
League of Women Voters of Lee County