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•9/15/2026
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — Lee County is getting a new EMS station to better serve the Alva community.
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve construction of a new Emergency Medical Services station at 2480 Iversen St. in Alva.
The roughly 7,794-square-foot facility will include operational, living and support spaces for EMS personnel, along with site improvements, utility upgrades and an emergency generator.
The county signed an agreement with Stultz, Inc. for about $7 million to build the station, which will be funded through the General Fund/CIP. Construction is expected to start in October and wrap up in about a year.
The design is based on the same prototype used for the Treeline EMS Station, which is currently under construction, and will also serve as the model for a future Babcock Ranch station. The county said this approach cuts down on design costs and time while creating efficiencies in construction and operation.
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The board also approved a temporary lease at 12850 North River Road in Alva to house public safety staff north of the Caloosahatchee River while the permanent station is being built.
Under the lease, Takoda Land Group, a Neal Communities company, will provide a modular trailer and make improvements needed for EMS operations, including a gravel parking area, a metal canopy for ambulance parking and access to North River Road.
The lease runs for 36 months with three additional one-year renewal options, and no rent is due. The county will cover utility costs including electricity, telephone services, water and sewer services and trash pickup.
Once more homes are built in the area, the ambulance crew will eventually move into the permanent Babcock Ranch EMS Station planned along State Road 31.
Lee County EMS responded to more than 6,400 patients in 2025 for chest pain, stroke and cardiac arrest combined, including 3,436 chest pain calls, 1,926 stroke calls and 1,113 cardiac arrest calls.