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Estero council votes to close on $19.8 million rail corridor purchase for BERT

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When: Wednesday, October 28

Estero's Village Council voted Oct. 28 to go ahead with buying 66.7 acres of rail corridor inside village limits from the Trust for Public Land for $19,792,209, the village's final step toward the Bonita Estero Rail Trail. Closing is set for on or before Jan. 14, 2027, after council heard an environmental review of the soil samples. Council also approved a $224,500 water monitoring contract and SportsPark landscape upkeep of up to $324,595.

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Also reported by: Village of Estero

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