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County details recent land purchases, conservation easements and plans for more public access
Summary
Parks Director Nicole Ressler updated commissioners on recent county land acquisitions (fee-simple and conservation easements), the county—s protected-acre totals and plans to expand public access, including work plans to pursue 29 high-priority waterfront parcels for boat access.
Nicole Ressler, director of Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources, told the Board on Dec. 18 that Sarasota County has continued a mix of fee-simple purchases and conservation easements to expand protected lands and public access.
Ressler outlined four main acquisition funding sources: the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program (ESLPP), the Neighborhood Parks acquisition program (both voter-approved referenda), park impact fees and the general fund. She listed recent fee-simple purchases including a roughly 32-acre Edmondson Farm addition to Curry Creek Preserve (acquired June 2023), a little over 0.5 acre on West Bay Street…
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