Drainage Charlotte County is relatively low lying. The County has hired an engineering firm to prepare a drainage master plan. The cost to implement the plan will vary from basin to basin. It could be argued that arterials and major collectors are inappropriate roads for MSBU funding, since these roads serve a regional rather than a local purpose. Because of large number of platted and mostly undeveloped lots, Charlotte County probably has the highest amount of miles of roads per home.
Charlotte County imposes only six cents of local gas tax.
Sarasota and Manatee counties impose seven cents, Lee and Collier Counties add 12 cents. According to AAA Auto Club South, the average price for regular gas at the pump in April of 1996 was 10.7 cents higher in Ft Myers compared to Port Charlotte, nine cents higher in Naples, 3.5 cents higher in Sarasota, three cents higher in Bradenton, and 2.6 cents higher in Venice. Mid-Grade is 7.4 cents higher in Ft. Myers, 6.4 cents higher in Naples, 4.1 cents higher in Sarasota, 3.9 cents higher in Bradenton, and 1.6 cents higher in Venice. Premium rages from 2.3 cents to 5.9 cents more expensive in the four city regions compared to Charlotte.