LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (WINK)—A new Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller office opened this morning on Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres.
The facility sits at just more than 6,000 square feet and county leaders said the space is needed as east Lee County grows. The office serves Lehigh Acres and east Lee County with a one-stop shop for services that range from traffic tickets and evictions to marriage ceremonies.
A speaker at the opening said, “Thank you all so much for being here. This is a very exciting day for the Clerk’s Office.”
The county opened the location as part of its effort to expand services and better meet the needs of the growing community. Most services offered at other locations are now available in Lehigh Acres, including paying traffic tickets, getting married and recording a deed.
Lehigh Acres resident Mohamed Yasin said, “I have waited for this, and when they brought the DMV here, and then they brought the other parts of it, the medical center. Now this, I am loving it.”
Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Kevin Karnes said the east side of Lee County’s population had grown almost 25% since he took office in 2022. He said residents had to drive to downtown Fort Myers or Cape Coral to get these services before the Lehigh Acres office opened.
Karnes said, “That’s a large part of why we’re bringing the services to the east side of the county because right now you have to drive to downtown Fort Myers or potentially even Cape Coral to get these services. So we’re happy to bring them closer to their neighborhood.”
Another neighbor said, “I love to have this here because it brings the services to the 150-thousand plus people in Lehigh, which we deserve to have.”
The facility is open Monday through Friday on Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres, according to the Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller. The new office brought county services closer to residents in Lehigh Acres and east Lee County.