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Canoe Outpost sale proceeds restricted by Wild Spaces Public Places funds, staff say
Summary
City and county staff told commissioners that proceeds tied to the Canoe Outpost are constrained by Wild Spaces Public Places funding and a conservation easement, limiting use of sale revenue for the city’s general fund
City and county staff told the High Springs commission during the Aug. 21 budget discussion that the Canoe Outpost site cannot be sold and have its sale proceeds redirected freely to the general fund because the purchase involved Wild Spaces Public Places funds and a conservation easement.
A city staff member identified as Danielle said the Wild Spaces funds must remain in the Wild Spaces Public Places program bucket and that a conservation easement travels with the property and will bind any future owner. "The first and foremost is gonna be those Wild Spaces Public Places funds. Those funds have to go back into the Wild Spaces Public Places…
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