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Hendry County commissioners approve comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning for 1,100‑acre private resort and golf community
Summary
The Hendry County Board approved a site-specific comprehensive-plan amendment and a phase‑1 rezoning for a 1,100‑acre former prison site to allow a private resort and golf course. Commissioners cited conditions requiring on‑site public‑safety facilities, MSBU funding for services, and further state permitting for environmental protections.
Hendry County commissioners voted unanimously Nov. 12 to approve a comprehensive‑plan amendment creating a new "private resort recreation" future land‑use designation and to rezone the phase‑1 portion of a 1,100‑acre former prison site for a private golf‑resort development.
The board’s decision follows extensive hours of staff presentations, applicant briefings and public questioning about infrastructure, environmental review and long‑term land‑use implications. Ryan Alexander, Hendry County director of planning and community development, told commissioners that his office was concerned the permanent land‑use designation could encourage "urban sprawl," noting the property is remote and that questions remain about whether it would maximize the use of existing public facilities. "I believe that this is encouraging urban sprawl," Alexander said during his presentation.
The applicant, represented by Kate English of South Florida Ops and planner Alexis Crespo of RVI, said the project is a redevelopment of an…
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