LABELLE, FL. -- SMH Properties of Southwest Florida, Inc., has submitted petitions for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and rezoning for it's hotel and 46 acres on Oxbow Drive in Port LaBelle. The proposal is for a large treatment center expanding to more new buildings.
SMH is the St. Mathews House company that has run the Port LaBelle Inn for several years with a few guests on the second floor, while housing drug and alcohol rehab clients on the entire third floor. The hotel is now closed.
The large scale proposal includes building 28 multi-family units, 14 future guest/visitor rooms, 10 guest cottages, 14 single-family homes, 40,000 square feet of commercial use and 120,000 square feet of self-storage units.
What Will Happen At The Meeting?
Sources indicate the meeting hosts will not be volunteering any new information, but will display maps already sent to nearby property owners. Our guess is that any new information might result from questions from people at the meeting or those online watching the webinar. Questions have been submitted by email, but we also guess they will not be addressed, and either misleading or incomplete answered may be given to questions posed by meeting attendees. We note that Amanda Martin, senior planner, who set up the meeting failed to respond to several emails sent to her with questions and asking how to see the meeting online.
UPDATE: At the conclusion of the Wednesday evening meeting where some 50 to 60 attended, there will be 200 rooms for drug/alcohol dependent clients in the proposal, along with a 120,000 square foot mini-storage facility to be used by the public, although the officials side stepped that issue since SMH Properties is non-profit and how they would run that was not fully answered. Also, noted there are proposed two 14-unit apartment buildings and new road entrance on Birchwood at Springview Circle. Only property owners within 750 of the property were notified of the meeting, so although it affects Hendry and Glades county's entire area, many will be surprised at what's being proposed.
Link to join the online web meeting July 30 at 6 pm:
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