4,600-acre Collier development gets assist from DeSantis, legislature

Fort Myers-based Alico Inc.’s effort to develop thousands of acres in Southwest Florida got a boost from Tallahassee this week when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation to create the Corkscrew Grove Stewardship District.

The district will work with the company to finance infrastructure, build and oversee a pair of master-planned communities and manage natural areas on the property in northwest Collier County, near the Lee and Hendry County lines.