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Residents press council on wetlands, affordable housing and Airbnb during citizen input
Summary
Speakers at citizen input urged the city to conserve wetlands threatened by a proposed utility project at Redfish Point, criticized budget projections, complained about Airbnb noise and called out the success of the city’s new pickleball facility.
Several residents used the allotted public‑comment time to raise land‑use, financial and quality‑of‑life concerns for the council.
Joseph Benazia, a Southwest First Court resident, said neighbors surrounding the Redfish Point property have opposed development since 2021 and argued the wetlands there reduce storm surge and flood damages; he urged the council and Lee County to pursue conservation purchases rather than permitting an amendment to the future land‑use map that would allow…
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