The eConnect permit portal for Lee County Department of Community Development, Department of Transportation, Natural Resources and the Utilities Department will be offline from 5 p.m. Thursday until 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, for technical upgrades. The services impacted during the outage period will include filing new submittals, downloading permits and plans, uploading documents and plans, making payments, viewing record details and status and scheduling inspections. The DCD phone lines and offices will be closed on Friday, and the VoicePermits Interactive Voice Response system will also be offline during the weekend update. Contractors who plan to schedule inspections for Monday, Oct. 23, should do so before the system is taken offline at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The updated eConnect portal will enhance business operations to allow for an easier user experience, including online payments, county officials said. The current portal’s web address will be updated to aca.leegov.com as part of the upgrade. Additionally, users may notice a refreshed look to the eConnect portal, but functionality will remain the same.