Does green space water mean anything to Lee County?
To the editor:
Writing this with a heavy heart for rural Alva will be no more.
One storied rancher in Alva wants to sell his fifth-generation ranch to Forestar, a subsidiary of home builder.
D.R. Horton wants permission to turn the 561-acre ranch in the Olga/Alva land into a 737-home development, which will positively ruin Alva/Olga as an all rural community.
Rural will be taken completely out of the equation for once the first huge housing development comes in many more will follow. We need the green space to keep Alva rural. The development will take millions of gallons of water from our groundwater resources.
In order to be built, Lee County commissioners must approve a land use map from DRGR on the land map to rural. They will also need to rezone the property from agriculture to residential planned development.
If you agree with me, flood all the Lee County commissioners’ phone lines and tell them simply do not change these two designations.
Keep the property! In addition, keep the master document known as the Lee Plan intact, a plan that lays out how Lee County is to be developed without disturbing Alva’s character.
Consider the safety, wildlife and 3,000 people’s way of life. If not, our county will not have any diversity at all! People in North Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Fort Myers should call, too, for, in essence, this water belongs to you, too.
Consider our regal Florida panthers could spread out to this rural land from the Babcock Ranch. Even the only bear family that lives in the heart of Alva.
We can obtain the money from the Lee County General Fund. Switching designated funds to this acquisition and have 20/20 take care of it. We need green space and water.
I speak for all the wild animals of all races and creeds.
I am a 46-year resident of Lee County.
Carl Veaux
Cape Coral