FORT MYERS, Fla. – It’s been a year since the first families moved into Babcock Ranch. The 18,000 acre solar-powered community is still in its beginning stages, but eventually developers expect the area to be home to 50,000 people.
Gulfshore Life Magazine Senior Writer Jennifer Reed stopped by the WINK News studio to talk about how the new community is developing.
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