A 28-acre plot of land in North Fort Myers could soon be home to a 463-unit apartment complex, and some neighbors aren’t happy about it.
Fox 4’s North Fort Myers Community Correspondent, Austin Schargorodski works in the area every day, so he keeps an eye on neighborhood apps like Nextdoor, and that’s where he saw people pushing back against the plan.
Watch to hear what neighbors told Austin about the proposed apartments:
PUSHBACK: North Fort Myers neighbors raise concerns over 463-unit apartment plan
The site sits at the corner of Brooks Road and North Tamiami Trail. Debbie and Bobby Pennington have lived on Brooks Road for 20 years. They say it’s the only way in and out of their neighborhood, and worry hundreds of new cars could turn the exit into a bottleneck…