Jeanne Dubi, the president of the Audubon Society, said that both organizations are working with county staff and engineering firm Kimley-Horn to create the wildlife habitat. Design plans are expected to be complete this summer and the nonprofits expect to begin fundraising by the fall.
The future of the southwest parcel and the northwest parcel (which contains the Apex Road fire station) remain uncertain. A sliver of the northwest portion could be rezoned for government, high density or industrial use in the coming years.
Dubi called on the board to consider a history center or relocating the county’s parks and recreation headquarters to the southwest parcel.
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Send insurrectionists to Normandy cemetery
We do not need a Jan. 6 commission. We do need, however, to send the pathetic clowns of that horrible day (Republican senators included) to the military cemeteries in Normandy, France.
They should stand in front of the graves of the very young men who gave their blood to liberate countries they did not know. These brave soldiers not only freed Europe during World War II, but carried with them the American ideals of justice and democracy.
They acted in America s finest moments.
Visiting the cemeteries and standing on the beaches is, indeed, a sobering experience. Would the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and their supporters feel any remorse and apologize to these young soldiers?
Following support from county officials and members of the public, the Southwest Florida Water Management District endorsed the city’s request to fund a stormwater project.