Closer to home, an unnamed philanthropist purchased the 2,909-acre site north of Coleman Landing on Lake Kissimmee that was once proposed for a golf resort. The new owner reportedly intends to sell the development rights via a perpetual conservation easement.
Voters in Volusia and Manatee counties approved measures to tax themselves to preserve remaining environmental sites.
Voters in Orange County overwhelmingly approved measures that will confer rights to the Wekiva River and other local water bodies to protect them from pollution and passed a measure aimed and thwarting plans to build a new toll road through part of a popular nature park called Split Oak Forest.
Have a socially distanced Christmas with these Central Florida events
These winter festivities can be fun for the whole family
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Florida may be socially distancing from the North Pole, but that hasn’t stopped it from bringing the Christmas cheer. In true 2020 fashion, Central Florida is distantly decking the halls and finding imaginative ways to paint its towns red and green. People need holiday joy now more than ever, and local businesses and community members are finding creative ways to deliver.
From Zoom meetings with Santa to retro holiday drive-ins, Christmas is anything but cancelled. Take in all the lights, films and fun of the holidays without worry. Here are just some safe events and activities you can enjoy with family and friends this holiday season.
Last week, there were a few news articles about our family business, White Water Farms (WWF), and our work on the Wekiva Parkway providing sand through excavation permits. Unfortunately, the narrative that has permeated the media is not an accurate representation of the facts or the circumstances that have brought us to where we are today.
Here are the simple facts. WWF is a farm on 80 acres with an Agricultural Tax Classification from Lake County. WWF is constructing, installing and soon to be operating a U-pick blueberry farm, along SR 44, north of Mt. Dora and east of Eustis as soon as our first batch of 11,000 blueberry plants go in next month. We have hired a blueberry farming expert, a civil engineer experienced in agriculture, an environmental and agricultural expert, and an agricultural economist. With this team of experts, we have put together a farm plan, which details the design, construction and operation of the farm. We have filed that farm plan with Lake County, the
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