Lee County staff to pursue purchase of over 80 acres of land for Conservation 20/20 program
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize staff to pursue the purchase of two parcels – including an 80.5-acre parcel in Bokeelia – for the Conservation 20/20 land acquisition program.
The Bokeelia parcel is near the Conservation 20/20 Smokehouse Bay Preserve and within the Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve on the northeastern portion of Pine Island. It is a former ornamental tree farm and plant nursery.
The other parcel is 15.5 acres in the southeastern part of Lee County surrounded by state-owned conservation land within the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed.
The Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee voted to support these nominations.
Any acquisition agreements will be brought back will be to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.
Lee County’s Conservation 20/20 program includes more than 31,520 acres and 52 preserves. More information on the Conservation 20/20 profile is available here: www.leegov.com/parks/conservation2020.
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