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Builder planning 255 homes pays $6.5M for 265 acres in Pasco
Shop & save: Lee County Commissioners agreed last week to buy 40.56 acers in Fort Myers and two other parcels for conservation. The biggest piece of land is east of Moody Road on the Caloosahatchee River. The county is paying $7.9 million plus closing costs. The purchase was for the county’s Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition program. The program, approved by voters in 1996 and reaffirmed with 86% of the vote in 2016, was created to buy land for “resource-based opportunities” including hiking, birdwatching and nature studies. It also helps the county to protect drinking water, protect areas from flooding and provide wildlife habitats. The program currently has 31,444 acres. This particular 40.56-acre parcel has some frontage on Hancock Creek along with a known bald eagle nest, as well as deer and rabbits on the site, the county says in a statement. Commissioners also agreed to buy two other parcels totaling 7.5 acres in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed for $11,400. Lee’s Conservation Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee recommend all the buys.
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