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Hendry County transmits Big Cypress Golf Club land-use change to state amid service concerns
Summary
The Hendry County Commission voted to transmit a comprehensive plan amendment for the 1,110-acre Big Cypress Golf Club site to the State of Florida for review. The applicant proposed a private, members-only resort with an 18-hole golf course in phase 1 and up to 350 residential units in a later phase; commissioners raised concerns about fire, EMS and sheriff services.
The Hendry County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 22 voted to transmit a comprehensive plan amendment for the proposed Big Cypress Golf Club to the State of Florida for review, after hearing a detailed presentation from the applicant and its consultants.
The amendment, CPA 24-00001, would create a site‑specific “private resort/recreation” future land use for roughly 1,110 acres at the southern end of the county — the property the applicant described as the former Hendry County Correctional Institute site. Katie English, representing South Florida Ops, said Phase 1 would include an 18‑hole private golf course, a clubhouse and up to 100 non‑permanent lodging “casitas.” A later Phase 2 could include up to 350 residential units, the applicant said, but those units would require a separate PUD amendment and…
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