County commissioners vote to pursue two land purchases
On March 16, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted to pursue acquisition of two parcels through the Conservation 20/20 program that are near publicly held land. They are:
– About 0.23 of an acre located inside the Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve in North Fort Myers, east of Interstate 75 and south of Bayshore Road
– About 2.5 acres located within the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed area, a 60,000-acre area of interconnected environmentally critical land.
Both parcels were recommended unanimously by the Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee.
The Conservation 20/20 program acquires land from willing sellers for resource-based recreational opportunities. The program for environmentally sensitive land acquisition and management has preserved 31,060 acres since its inception. For more information, visit www.Conservation2020.org.