Welcome to the Lee County

Mosquito Control District Website.        

Dear Residents, Colleagues and Friends,

      I have the honor of serving as Chair of the Lee County Mosquito Control District Board of Commissioners for 2012, so on behalf of the Board of Commissioners; it is with great pleasure that we present to you our website. We are proud to be able to provide the opportunity for you to learn more about our program and mosquito control in general. Please contact our staff should you have any questions or concerns about the District's program or services.

Sincerely,                                                                                                                                                                          

Sarah Larsen, Chair

What are you paying for mosquito control in Lee County?

The tax rate for Lee County Mosquito Control District is 0.2388 mills, therefore you pay about 24 cents for every thousand dollars of property value. A property valued at $100,000 would pay $23.88 for mosquito control this year.

The millage rate allows the District to collect $13 million dollars this year, not the $22 million dollars that keeps being reported in the media. The District does not spend $22 million dollars each year.

Lee County Mosquito Control District has funds in reserve which when combined with the annual collections add up to $21.5 million. The reserve funds are set aside for future capital projects, self-insurance, emergency operating funds and other future liabilities.

The cost of mosquito control to the taxpayer over the last ten years has actually declined slightly even with the significant fluctuations of land prices and the rise and fall of other tax assessments. The Board has endeavored to take roll back most years and keep cost to the taxpayer fairly consistent. A Lee County homeowner with property valued at $100,000 in 2002 paid about $36 for mosquito control. A Lee County homeowner today with a property valued at 100,000 will pay about $24 for mosquito control.

Why is Lee County Mosquito Control so Large? click here to learn more.

The budget numbers are provided by the State of Florida, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Mosquito Control Section.  The map is not to scale.

On September 15, 2011, the LCMCD Board of Commissioners adopted the budget below. The Commissioners adopted a millage rate of 0.2388 mills which was below the rollback rate of 0.2481 mills. For more information click on downloads page.

For information on adult mosquito control treatments click on Adult Mosq Treatment on the left hand side of the page.

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Mission Statement

Lee County Mosquito Control District is committed to improving the quality of life, facilitating outdoor activities and protecting the public health in our community by implementing environmentally sound practices that control mosquitoes throughout Lee County.

The objective of Lee County Mosquito Control District is to serve the residents and visitors of Lee County by controlling the mosquito populations through an integrated pest management approach consistent with applicable laws and justified by tenets of public health, vector control, environmental safety and fiscal responsibility. The District provides leadership, research, technical information, and education on mosquitoes and their control. 

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LCMCD is committed to ensure our website’s documents and features remain accessible to everyone, particularly individuals with disabilities.  If you have difficulty accessing information on our web pages, or have ideas or comments that would help us improve the accessibility and usability of our website or the information available on our website, please contact Shelly Redovan at support@lcmcd.org or 239-694-2174.  Thank you for visiting www.lcmcd.org as we work towards an accessible presence on the internet.

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