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Commissioners approve two small land purchases to expand Rye Preserve buffer and Crane Park
Summary
The board approved purchase agreements to add acreage to Rye Preserve (buffer near historic cemetery) and to expand Crane Park along the Myakka River; both purchases were approved unanimously and county staff said the parcels will integrate into existing park and preserve management plans.
Manatee County commissioners unanimously approved two land purchases to expand local conservation and park footprints: a roughly 4-acre parcel adjacent to Rye Preserve that will buffer a historic cemetery and preserve trail connections, and a roughly 15-acre parcel adjoining Crane Park along the Myakka River.
Deborah Worth, Environmental Lands division manager, described the Rye Preserve parcel as…
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