BOCC selects Crescent Beach Family Park as official name
The official name of the beachfront park at the foot of Matanzas Bridge has been finalized. Once it is fully constructed and open, it will be called Crescent Beach Family Park.
On Tuesday, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners selected that name at their weekly morning meeting. Since the county officially acquired the three Gulf lots for $5.6 million last September, the BOCC had the final say in the matter.
Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah made a motion to call the property Crescent Beach Park. The motion failed by a 3-2 count after Commissioners Brian Bigelow and Tammy Hall voiced their approval for the addition of the word “Family” during discussion before the vote.
A second motion favoring the “Family” addition to Crescent Beach Park passed.
The commissioners’ decision was based on the rankings by the Fort Myers Beach Town Council. On May 16, the five members of the Fort Myers Beach Town Council conducted a stack ranking, closed ballot process and decided on Shell Arches Family Park from their top selections by a slim 3-2 count. Crescent Beach Family Park received two votes.