Stories Related to Flooding Fears Raised By Proposed County Land Change

Fort Myers News-Press, The News-Press
Thu, 03/21/2019 - 3:00am

Environmental activists say they are worried a county land use plan change could put wetlands at risk and increase flooding risk.

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