A group of concerned citizens from Lehigh Acres have created a effort to save the Leeland Lake. This group of citizens states that the following reasons for persevering these unique geological item should be considered by the Board of Lee County Commissioners,
•This parcel of property is valuable for scientific research locally and state wide.
•The Leeland Lake is directly connected to the drinking water supply utilized by Lehigh Acres.
•This Sink was created as southern Florida rose from the ocean 2.5 million years ago and is not a result of drought and extreme conditions that we hear about in the Orlando area.
•This unique occurrence is not as common in South Florida, with that in mind it may have not been afforded the protection previously that it deserves.
•Think about a parking lot or a golf course and the pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides that are associated with them, then add a storm event. Would you want to drink water that came from potable wells that surround Leeland Lake?
Check out what one resident has to say be reading her letter to the county commissioners.