Elliot Taylor, standing on a shaded Lee County path.

Elliot Taylor for Lee County Commissioner

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Let’s build a Lee County that works foreveryone.

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A better Lee for your family and mine.

Elliot with his family and friends on the patio of a Lee County brewery, a baby in his arms.
Swamp Cat Brewing, 2025
Elliot regrading the backyard with a shovel while his kids and the family dog pitch in.
Light Landscaping, Ongoing
Two of the kids straddling their bikes on a pine-shaded Lee County trail.
Caloosahatchee Regional Park, 2025
Two kids holding hands, silhouetted against a Caloosahatchee sunset over the water.
Caloosahatchee River, 2025
The family dog in a bandana on the patio of a neighborhood dog-friendly bar.
McGregor Public House, 2025
One of the kids riding her bike up the driveway on a bright Lee County afternoon.
Neighborhood Loop, 2025
One of the kids grinning under the big shade trees at a Lee County park.
After School, 2025
Kids on the outfield grass during a Lee County little-league game at golden hour.
Little League, 2025
Two of the little ones behind the wheel of a toy jeep out in the neighborhood.
Weekend Patrol, 2025

Priorities

An aerial sweep of a coastal Lee County neighborhood, canal-front homes and screened pools giving way to the white sand and the open Gulf.

Growth

New construction should pay for its own roads. The county charges builders about half and hands you the rest.

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Bumper-to-bumper traffic backed up across a multi-lane road.

Infrastructure

We can't afford the roads we build, and we keep building the wrong ones.

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The Sanibel Causeway arcing over the bay at golden hour, framed by mangroves along a quiet, rocky Lee County shoreline.

Water Quality

The cheapest water treatment plant in Lee County is a wetland nobody paved.

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An aerial view of the Fort Myers riverfront: the downtown skyline, the marina, and the bridge carrying traffic across the Caloosahatchee.

Quality of Life

Families across Lee County deserve safe roads, accessible parks, and community spaces that can keep up with our growth. The everyday things that make life better for residents should be treated as priorities, not afterthoughts.

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Research & Data

Which Land Pays the Bills

Roads and pipes are paid for by the foot, but taxes are collected on what an acre is worth, so this map shows which places actually cover the cost of serving them.

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Mapping Runaway Growth

Scroll through Lee County from 2010 to today and watch where the growth actually landed, development by development, against the roads meant to carry it.

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