Fort Myers, FL, Sept.19, 2023 – The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to negotiate for the purchase of two parcels totaling more than 48 acres for the Conservation 20/20 program.
The parcels:
- 40.5 acres in North Fort Myers along the northern bank of the Caloosahatchee River, south of Hancock Bridge Parkway and east of Moody Road
- 7.7 acres south of Summerlin Road and surrounded on three sides by Estero Bay Preserve State Park
Both parcels were unanimously recommended for purchase by the Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee.
Any negotiated terms will be returned to the Board for consideration.
Conservation 20/20 is Lee County’s land acquisition and management program, through which more than 31,000 acres of conservation land is protected in Lee County.
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