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East Fort Myers residents urge Fort Myers City to keep Tarpon Street site a natural park
Summary
Residents of Morningside told the Fort Myers Beautification Committee they want the Tarpon Street site preserved as a largely natural park; staff said the parcel is on the city's GO Bond list and will be designed by a consultant before any final plan is recommended.
Residents of East Fort Myers urged the Fort Myers Beautification Committee to preserve the Tarpon Street property as a largely natural park rather than a heavily developed site.
Patricia Borms, a Morningside resident, told the committee: "We came because we understood that the, Tarpon Street, park would be on the agenda." Borms said neighbors pressured the city at a Ward 1 meeting to designate the site a park and to rebuild the Tarpon Street Pier. "What we hope is that this property will be a natural park, consistent with what it is…
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