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Clarification to Release-County Seeking Proposals for Red Sox Training Facility
Oct 24, 2008 CLARIFICATION TO RELEASE: Proposals will be accepted for donated AND for sale property. The official legal ad will run next week. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Lavender, Lee County Public Works LEE COUNTY SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR RED SOX SPRING TRAINING FACILITY FORT MYERS, Fla. (October 23, 2008) – Lee County is soliciting proposals from private-sector entities that would like to partner on a potential Spring Training Facility for the Boston Red Sox. The county is hoping to receive as many creative proposals as possible from developers, landowners, or other interested parties. A minimum of 80 acres is being requested for the potential facility. This property will be accepted on a donated basis, with the ability for private development around the complex. All proposals shall include a full property legal description, STRAP number, address, survey, and any known development restrictions. The deadline for receipt of the proposals is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. A legal advertisement will appear in the Fort Myers News-Press Friday. The county already has received a number of unsolicited, informal proposals. This is a more formal process. Proposals can be dropped of at the Lee County Contracts Management Office on the 4th floor of the DCD/Public Works building in downtown Fort Myers (1500 Monroe Street) or mailed to the Contracts Management Office at 1500 Monroe St., Fort Myers, FL, 33901. |