DAYTONA BEACH Signs are going up for the highly anticipated super-sized Buc-ee s gas station/convenience store nearing completion in Daytona Beach.
It s an indicator that the yet-to-be announced opening date is drawing close. When it does open in either March or April, the 120-pump gas station and 53,000-square-foot convenience store on the northeast side of Interstate 95/LPGA Boulevard will be the largest in Florida. It will be the second location in the Sunshine State for the Texas-based Buc-ee s chain.
A slightly smaller 104-pump Buc-ee s gas station and 53,000-square-foot convenience store is expected to open in February about 60 miles to the north in St. Augustine. That location is just west of I-95, next to World Golf Village.
Freeport council approves zoning change for Desert of Maine revitalization
Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, nearly $2.5 million revamp.
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FREEPORT The owners of Freeport’s Desert of Maine cleared their last major hurdle before starting in earnest their plans for a multi-million-dollar sweeping revitalization aimed at turning Maine’s only “desert” into a cultural, educational and natural hub.
Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, nearly $2.5 million Desert of Maine revamp. Earlier this week, they received approval for a town zoning change in the formation of a “Nature-Based and Art Overlay” district to help further their efforts.
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FREEPORT The owners of Freeport’s Desert of Maine cleared their last major hurdle before starting in earnest their plans for a multi-million-dollar sweeping revitalization aimed at turning Maine’s only “desert” into a cultural, educational and natural hub.
Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, nearly $2.5 million Desert of Maine revamp. Earlier this week, they received approval for a town zoning change in the formation of a “Nature-Based and Art Overlay” district to help further their efforts.
The Desert of Maine, which receives too much rainfall to be classified as an actual desert, consists of a 20-30-acres of silt – not sand– that functioned as a successful farm until overgrazing sheep caused widespread erosion, exposing the silt beneath the topsoil.