Public input wanted at meeting on proposed new community center
North Fort Myers park users and community members are invited to attend a meeting hosted by Lee County Parks & Recreation to offer suggestions for a new recreation center.
“We will be unveiling some great images of the proposed building at the meeting,” said chief architect for the project, W. Jeffrey Mudgett, of Parker/Mudgett/Smith Architects, Inc. who has long been working on the project.
“We would like residents to come down to the meeting and discuss the possibilities of the recreation center,” said Dave Harner, deputy director of Lee County Parks & Recreation. “We want to know the community’s wants and needs, what they want to see.”
The new center could function as an emergency shelter, provide more recreational activities and more needed meeting space for residents.
The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the North Fort Myers Community Center. It is at 2021 N. Tamiami Trail, behind the North Fort Myers Library.
The new recreation center will be built on the grounds of North Fort Myers Community Park.The public is welcome to comment on programs, activities and amenities of the proposed new building. While part of the Lee Plan, the timeline for its budget and construction is pending. But significant hours have already been put into planning. Much planning has been based on the highly successful Estero Community Center, with officials looking at how that area developed its center.For more information on North Fort Myers Community Park, visit leeparks.org.