Lee Commissioners approve purchase of 5 acres in CREW for Conservation 20/20

Writer: Carolina Guzman
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to acquire a 5-acre parcel in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed in Southeast Lee County for the Conservation 20/20 program.

The land, located about a mile east of Bonita Grande Drive, is wooded and lacks roadway access. 

The purchase price is $12,000 plus closing costs.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted on Feb. 20 to pursue the purchase and the Conservation Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee (CLASAC) recommended approval of this purchase by unanimous vote on Oct. 16.

There are currently 31,508 acres within the Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition Program.

Efforts to preserve land in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed began in 1989 and now include more than 60,000 acres in both Lee and Collier counties.

The land provides natural flood protection, water purification and critical aquifer recharge.

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