Lee County to buy Edison Farms for $42.5 million

In one of the largest land transactions by acreage in Southwest Florida in the past five years, Lee County has committed to acquiring a 4,000-acre tract in the southern portion of the county for $42.5 million.

The county plans to use the Edison Farms property to enhance preservation efforts and as educational land and open space. The sale is scheduled to be completed in December.

“It's a very strategic piece of property, and a valuable piece of property,” says Lee County Commissioner Larry Kiker, whose district includes Edison Farms.