Lee kicks sand to Collier

So much for regional cooperation.

Politicians and economic development boosters are hailing regional partnerships in Southwest Florida that break down municipal barriers, but a recent spat over roads shows there's still a lot of work to be done on that front.

Lee County commissioners are incensed that Collier County is using Corkscrew Road in south Lee County to ferry sand to nourish the beaches in Naples. For three to four months, Lee County officials say 100 trucks a day will ferry sand from a pit in north Collier County via South Lee County roads to Naples Beach and Vanderbilt Beach.

Lee commissioners have a message to their southern neighbors: Use your own roads.

But all the resolutions and complaints likely will probably fall on deaf ears. Lee officials say the county has no regulatory authority to limit the use of the roads.