Wire ServicesOctober 16, 2020
1min559
The property expands on the recent Lake Wimico tract land buy.
Tag: land buy
Wire ServicesOctober 16, 2020
Staff ReportsSeptember 5, 2017
3min424
The state has inked a $1.67 million deal for just over eight acres known as “Barefoot Palms” as a buffer around Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City. The Department of Environmental Protection announced the completed purchase. NSA Panama City sits on 657 acres in the Panhandle. “The acquisition of this property will prevent further incompatible development adjacent to NSA […]
Drew WilsonFebruary 22, 2017
4min228
Likely Republican voters are against the Florida Senate proposal to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee, according to a new poll released by the Associated Industries of Florida obtained by FloridaPolitics.com. The survey asked Republican voters about a variety of issues on the table for the 2017 Legislative Session and no matter the wording, the […]
Jim RosicaApril 26, 2016
4min416
More than 5,000 acres in St. Johns County have been set aside for conservation. Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending nearly $6 million toward the wooded land. State officials want to add the tract to the St. Johns River Blueway Florida Forever project. The move is supported by conservationists. The North Florida Land Trust’s Jim […]
Guest AuthorApril 29, 201531min194
(Editor’s note: These comments are from a talk by Maggy Hurchalla at the Tropical Audubon Centennial on April 26.) The great thing about being old is that you can tell stories about how things used to be, and, the older you get, the fewer people there are to contradict you. Here at the Doc Thomas […]