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Commission approves three land purchases for city conservation program totaling about $2.88 million
Summary
The City Commission unanimously approved three purchases under the commission’s land conservation program — a Van Dyke parcel at appraised value, an 11.39-acre Avery Street bank-of-river parcel and a 4.56-acre Fullerwood '100 Acre Marsh' parcel — as public commenters urged preservation for flood mitigation and wildlife.
The St. Augustine City Commission voted unanimously Jan. 27 to approve three property acquisitions under the city’s land conservation program.
Assistant City Manager Reuben Franklin told commissioners the commission had negotiated each sale at the appraised value. The larger Van Dyke parcel on May Street (described in staff materials as roughly 1.11 acres adjacent to Hospital Creek) would be purchased at the appraised value of $1,140,000. Two additional conservation purchases approved that evening were an 11.39-acre Avery Street property and a 4.56-acre parcel in the Fullerwood neighborhood commonly called the “100 Acre Marsh,” the latter appraised at $600,000.
Franklin summarized city funding: the conservation program held $677,562 and the city had $3,000,000 in…
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