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County agrees to settlement with Soules over Croegel Homestead open-space access, will install locked fence and manage limited access
Summary
Following a court judgment interpreting a pre-existing open-space agreement, the county approved a settlement requiring a locked fence, controlled access with county staff accompaniment, and native-plant restoration; the Soules agreed to withdraw a pending motion for attorney fees.
Indian River County approved a settlement to address a court judgment that found the county’s Croegel Homestead (Kroegel Homestead Conservation Area) open-space agreement limited public access.
County Attorney summarized the litigation: the county bought the property in 2002 with a pre-existing open-space agreement between private parties; in 2023 the Soules sued to enforce that agreement and the court entered judgment that limited unfettered public…
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