Collier Enterprises delays Big Cypress plans

Collier Enterprises delays Big Cypress plans

Naples-based Collier Enterprises says it will delay permitting for the Town of Big Cypress in order to participate in a new Habitat Conservation Plan being created by a coalition of conservation organizations and Collier County landowners. The plan will provide protection for multiple species in eastern Collier's Rural Lands Stewardship area.

Habitat Conservation Plans under the Endangered Species Act are supposed to provide a scientifically supported framework for landowners to complete projects while conserving at-risk species of plants and animals.

The Town of Big Cypress is a master-planned community designed to house 9,000 residential units with commercial, retail and medical space and more on 2,800 acres in eastern Collier County.