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Resident asks Oviedo CRA to fund canopy trail and tower; board agrees to add project to draft plan for review
Summary
Tom O'Hanlon asked the CRA governing board to fund half of a proposed canopy trail and observation tower, estimating a total project cost of $1M–$1.5M today and citing attendance gains at another park; the board agreed to add the project to the draft CRA plan’s project list for further review but made no funding commitment.
Tom O'Hanlon, who gave his address as 827 Division Street, Oviedo, told the board he has proposed a canopy trail and observation tower he said would mimic one at Myakka River State Park. "It tripled the attendance of Myakka River State Park in South Florida when they built it," O'Hanlon said, offering the Myakka example as the rationale for the project’s tourism potential.
O'Hanlon said the original project cost about $250,000 25 years ago and estimated that accounting for inflation the current cost would…
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