LABELLE — Hendry County commissioners learned recently that due a grant of $600,000 to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, owners of possibly environmentally damaged private properties in Hendry, Glades and Collier counties can apply for aid to clean up the hazards.
According to a staff report presented to the Hendry board on July 16: The SW FL Regional Planning Council and its Promise Zone Coalition members (Hendry, Glades, Collier, Immokalee) received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Brownfields Program for a Promise Zone Community Wide Assessment, including public outreach and engagement to develop a site inventory of property identification and prioritization.