FGCU to host regional resiliency compact meeting
As part of the Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact, leaders and elected officials from Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties will meet on Oct. 8 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 118 at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Emergent Technologies Institute, at 16301 Innovation Lane, Fort Myers.
The purpose of the compact is to build an alliance among county and municipal governments and natural and cultural resource managers to improve the region’s resilience to the effects of sea-level rise, storminess and warming temperatures. The meeting is the first of two to formally organize the group and will be facilitated by The Water School at FGCU, Growing Climate Solutions and the FCRC Consensus Center. Compact meetings are open to the public.
Participants will include representatives from the three county governments, as well as those from Everglades City, Marco Island, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Cape Coral, Punta Gordo, Captiva Erosion Prevention District and Seminole Tribe of Florida. The jurisdictions previously ratified a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to establish the compact.
Due to the continued risk of COVID-19, the meeting will also be accessible via Zoom:
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Meeting ID: 841 6817 0147
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For more information, contact Dr. Michael Savarese at 239-590-7165 or msavares@fgcu.edu.