FORT MYERS, Fla.– A Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers could see improved water quality, starting next summer. The Lee Board of County Commissioners recently approved a contract with Johnson Engineering for the design of water quality improvements. According to county officials, the project is intended to improve the quality of the water flowing from Lakes Park into Hendry Creek through the construction of an alum treatment facility. Based on water conditions, the treatment facility will add alum to the West Lake, which will bind with and settle out excess nutrients and algae, officials said. The design contract is for $598,575 – $475,000. The funding comes from a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The design phase is expected to take about a year.