Community Council launches election
Tami Baker
The Lehigh Acres Community Council, which is made up of 41 members, has opened up the election process for 2015 to fill seven seats which become vacant. Incumbent members may also vote in the process for reelection.
That’s the word today from Tami Baker, president of the Community Council, which has been in existence in Lehigh since the 1960s.
She said of the 41-member board, 21 people are appointed and 20 are elected.
“Every year, seven board members need to run for re-election,” Baker said. It is also open to the public for seek election to the board.
The Community Council is the “voice of Lehigh” since the community is not incorporated. It is the agency formed in Lehigh that works with Lee County government and acts as a quasi “city council” of sorts. However it has no powers in the community to enact ordinances or do any type of city business.
It works closely with Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann and other members of the Lee County Commission.
The Council meets on the third Monday night of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lehigh Acres East Zone’s Sheriff’s Substation at 1303 Homestead Rd.
Meetings are always open to the public, who may speak about any issue regarding the community. Entrance into the meeting room is at the rear of the sheriff’s office.
Baker, an insurance executive in Lehigh, said members serve on committees at a time of place of their choosing, to discuss different issues affecting Lehigh.
“It is an active organization with past projects having been Parks and Recreation projects, Make a Difference Day, members donning red shirts and going downtown to get additional deputies stationed in Lehigh, Politics in the Park, and holding and sponsoring numerous projects in Lehigh,” she said.
Concerning the 2015 election, Baker said existing board members are not required to get signatures but are required to submit a candidacy form which can be found online at:
Others who are not on the board must get the required signatures to fill the form.
To make it easier to access that long URL on the Internet, go to lehighacrescitizen.com and in the online story, copy and paste the URL address, or click on it and it should come up on your computer screen.
“Interested parties should print these out online and either drop them at the Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce office, or at the L.A. Insurance’s office at 2802 Lee Blvd., Suite 2, or they can be emailed to info@lehighacrescommunitycouncil.com as attachments, once they have been scanned.
All entries must be received by Sept. 30.
“These elections are always open to the public. If there are seven seats and only six people running, they all get in. If there are 10 people running and only seven seats, whoever gets the most votes, gets in.
“Doesn’t matter if they are existing board members or not. The existing board members just don’t have to get all of the signatures because they had one that at some point in the past. Everyone uses the same form,” Baker said.
For more information about the election process, those interested in serving on the board can call Baker at 239-369-6000 for more information.
Community Council launches election
Tami Baker
The Lehigh Acres Community Council, which is made up of 41 members, has opened up the election process for 2015 to fill seven seats which become vacant. Incumbent members may also vote in the process for reelection.
That’s the word today from Tami Baker, president of the Community Council, which has been in existence in Lehigh since the 1960s.
She said of the 41-member board, 21 people are appointed and 20 are elected.
“Every year, seven board members need to run for re-election,” Baker said. It is also open to the public for seek election to the board.
The Community Council is the “voice of Lehigh” since the community is not incorporated. It is the agency formed in Lehigh that works with Lee County government and acts as a quasi “city council” of sorts. However it has no powers in the community to enact ordinances or do any type of city business.
It works closely with Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann and other members of the Lee County Commission.
The Council meets on the third Monday night of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lehigh Acres East Zone’s Sheriff’s Substation at 1303 Homestead Rd.
Meetings are always open to the public, who may speak about any issue regarding the community. Entrance into the meeting room is at the rear of the sheriff’s office.
Baker, an insurance executive in Lehigh, said members serve on committees at a time of place of their choosing, to discuss different issues affecting Lehigh.
“It is an active organization with past projects having been Parks and Recreation projects, Make a Difference Day, members donning red shirts and going downtown to get additional deputies stationed in Lehigh, Politics in the Park, and holding and sponsoring numerous projects in Lehigh,” she said.
Concerning the 2015 election, Baker said existing board members are not required to get signatures but are required to submit a candidacy form which can be found online at:
Others who are not on the board must get the required signatures to fill the form.
To make it easier to access that long URL on the Internet, go to lehighacrescitizen.com and in the online story, copy and paste the URL address, or click on it and it should come up on your computer screen.
“Interested parties should print these out online and either drop them at the Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce office, or at the L.A. Insurance’s office at 2802 Lee Blvd., Suite 2, or they can be emailed to info@lehighacrescommunitycouncil.com as attachments, once they have been scanned.
All entries must be received by Sept. 30.
“These elections are always open to the public. If there are seven seats and only six people running, they all get in. If there are 10 people running and only seven seats, whoever gets the most votes, gets in.
“Doesn’t matter if they are existing board members or not. The existing board members just don’t have to get all of the signatures because they had one that at some point in the past. Everyone uses the same form,” Baker said.
For more information about the election process, those interested in serving on the board can call Baker at 239-369-6000 for more information.
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