Lee County Commissioners are working on plans to purchase two privately owned pieces of property just off Fort Myers Beach and transform the land into a public boat ramp. If successful, the county will turn what is a blighted area now into a nice new park facility.
The property is located just off main street before you get to the Matanzas Pass Bridge. Lee County is planning to purchase 1.9 acres of property owned by the Semmer family and another .65 acre lot located closer to San Carlos Boulevard.
Commissioners discussed expediting the purchase earlier this week because it appeared there was another potential buyer kicking the tires for the smaller lot and without that parcel the entire plan falls apart. The county needs that smaller lot to allow vehicles with boat trailers to have the room to drive into the property, offload their boat, and maneuver their vehicles to the parking area…