Committee recommends Barbee Ranch conservation easement; Florida Forever seeking state match
Martin County staff presented a proposed conservation easement on the Barbee (Barbie) Ranch, telling the Environmental Lands Oversight Committee the project could count toward the state's contribution to a CERP (Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan) component; the committee voted to forward the item to the Board of County Commissioners.
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The Environmental Lands Oversight Committee unanimously recommended that the Board of County Commissioners consider county participation in a conservation‑easement transaction for the Barbee Ranch property after staff outlined the property's role in the Indian River Lagoon South (IRL South) portion of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
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