Laura Layden | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News
Collier commissioners approved a longtime citrus grower’s plans to build a new village in rural Collier County.
On April 28, commissioners voted unanimously in favor of allowing Fort Myers-based Alico Inc. to create a stewardship receiving area on land where the company has grown and harvested oranges for decades.
The designation as a receiving area will allow Alico to develop a more than 1,400-acre village, known as Corkscrew Grove East, off Corkscrew Road, near State Road 82.
The planning commission recommended approval to county commissioners.
The village could have up to 4,502 residences and nearly 240,000 square feet of commercial uses, including retail shops, restaurants and medical offices, along with at least 45,020 square feet of civic spaces, which could be used for schools, churches and emergency services.
The village will include affordable housing.
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