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County approves Watermelon Pond parcel purchase to expand Watermelon Pond conservation project
Summary
The commission authorized assignment of an option contract and purchase of a 66‑acre parcel (the You/Yoe property) that connects several recent acquisitions to Goethe State Forest; staff reported a purchase price of $902,789 and total immediate expenditure of $1,061,348 including due diligence and contingency.
Alachua County authorized purchase of a 66‑acre parcel in the Watermelon Pond project area to connect recent county land acquisitions with Goethe State Forest and expand conserved sandhill habitat.
Alachua Conservation Trust had negotiated an option with the landowner and county staff presented a recommended assignment of that option to the county. County planners said the parcel contains remnant…
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