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Trust for Public Land offers Santa Rosa County a no‑cost feasibility study to explore voter funding for conservation
Summary
The national nonprofit Trust for Public Land briefed the Santa Rosa County commission on its conservation finance program and offered to prepare a feasibility study—at no county cost, funded by the Bellini Better World Foundation—to evaluate ballot options and local revenue scenarios for park and land conservation funding.
Representatives from the Trust for Public Land told the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners that the nonprofit can prepare a no‑cost feasibility study for the county to examine local funding options for land conservation and parks.
The feasibility study would map funding options, estimate revenue and taxpayer impact, identify conservation priorities and describe steps to get a ballot measure to voters. Trust for Public Land (TPL) said private philanthropic support would cover the study cost and that a later public‑opinion survey and campaign would be separate steps if the county chose to pursue a ballot measure.
Why it matters: Local funding can unlock state matching programs such as Florida Forever and the Florida…
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