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Fort Myers donates vacant lot for affordable housing; Builders Care reports construction for veteran underway
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2026-2 donating 3066 Michigan Avenue to Lee Building Industry Association / Builders Care Inc. for permanent affordable housing. Annette Miller said a house for a disabled veteran is under construction on a previously donated lot.
The Fort Myers City Council on Feb. 17 approved Resolution 2026-2 to declare 3066 Michigan Avenue surplus and donate that city-owned lot to Lee Building Industry Association / Builders Care Inc. for permanent affordable housing under Florida statute 166.0451.
Annette Miller, representing Builders Care, thanked the council and reported that a lot the city donated about a year and a half ago is now under construction and will become a home for a disabled veteran within about three months. "We have a very, very, very excited homeowner...they were actually doing concrete today," Miller said. Councilmembers noted attendance at a recent groundbreaking and expressed support for further similar donations.
The resolution cites relevant city code sections (2-38 and 2-39) and the statutory authorization in section 166.0451(2). With the vote, the city expects Builders Care to move forward with construction of permanently affordable units on the donated parcel.
