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Council debates DRGR land strategy as members cite flood, traffic and revenue risks
Summary
Council members at a Bonita Springs workshop discussed roughly 523 acres of DRGR‑designated land and debated whether to retain local control, noting stormwater and traffic risks and warning that county control could bring higher density and little local benefit.
Council members spent a large portion of the workshop debating DRGR lands — a policy boundary the city established to guide future development — and whether the city should resist approvals, negotiate development agreements, or allow the county to take control of parcels. One council member argued the city should retain jurisdiction "because at least we're driving" approvals and collecting impact fees; another warned that "if you give it over to the county... we get all the intensity and we get none of the benefits."
Staff told the council the DRGR inventory is roughly 523 acres, with an estimate of about one…
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