1:26 P.M. UPDATE — Fort Myers Beach will soon have a gulf-front park that is ?a beach park and not a beach parking lot,? Lee County Parks and Recreation Director Barbara Manzo said. She is among a contingent of county and Fort Myers Beach town officials meeting this afternoon to discuss the future of the project.

The county could spend about $150,000 turning about three acres of Gulf-front property into a public park with benches, landscaping and perhaps a volleyball court. The site will include only a pair of handicapped parking spots.

The county purchased the property this year for $5.6 million in a foreclosure sale. The Seafarer?s Village property across the street was part of the deal. However, plans for that property are still in the area. Town officials from Fort Myers Beach have floated purchasing the property, which would give them a direct say on its fate, whether it becomes a parking lot, a town building or a roadway.

10:44 A.M. UPDATE ? Lee County and Fort Myers Beach officials plan to meet this afternoon to discuss the future of the county-owned Seafarers Village property and beach renourishment among other issues.

Lee County earlier this year spent $5.6 million on three acres of bank-owned gulf front property. The purchase included the Seafarer?s Village ? a dilapidated strip mall ? across the street from the gulf property. Fort Myers Beach officials expressed interest in purchasing the property from the county. Lee County Commissioner Ray Judah called the meeting today to discuss options for that property.

Beach officials also need to reach some agreement on a plan to add sand to the beach from the fishing pier north to Bowman?s Beach. The federal government has promised $2 million to the project.