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Lee County prioritizes housing as commissioners approve CDBG‑DR reallocations and reserve funds for island projects
Summary
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners approved a package of reallocation directions for Hurricane Ian CDBG‑DR funds Jan. 20, prioritizing three housing projects (including Community Housing and Resources’ Riverview 2 on Sanibel) and reserving funds for Tolles Garden and Barrett Park while asking staff to seek HUD timeline extensions.
Lee County commissioners on Jan. 20 approved staff recommendations to reallocate Community Development Block Grant‑Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) dollars from Hurricane Ian toward a mix of housing and infrastructure projects, prioritizing several shovel‑ready housing developments and asking staff to explore extensions with HUD.
The board’s action reserves financing for three housing projects and approves staff‑recommended awards including a $3,000,000 booster‑pump relocation for Moss Marina, $3,000,000 over three years to expand behavioral‑health services through Centerstone, a $1,000,000 Community Rating System watershed planning study, and a proposed $1,450,000 acquisition for a Salvation Army East Lee Hope Hub. “Depending on the board’s action, you have potentially up to just under a $108,000,000 for reallocation,” said Nicole Turner, who presented the CDBG‑DR overview to the board.
Why it matters: County staff said the full slate of projects under discussion —…
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