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Clay County hears plan for land‑conservation program, staff to develop blueprint for possible 2024 referendum
Summary
County commissioners heard the North Florida Land Trust outline a strategic plan and timeline to pursue a November 2024 land‑conservation referendum, discussed funding scenarios (including a 0.2‑mill example that would raise about $58.6 million over 20 years) and agreed to move into public workshops and a blueprint phase.
Clay County commissioners opened a Jan. 24 workshop to hear a proposal from the North Florida Land Trust to develop a local land‑conservation program and to consider placing a funding referendum before voters in November 2024.
Ramesh Butch, director of conservation acquisitions for the North Florida Land Trust, told the board the central question for commissioners was whether they wanted to work toward a 2024 referendum and described a playbook for doing so: public workshops and community input this year, adoption of enabling legislation in mid‑2024 and — if the measure passes — application cycles and land acquisitions beginning in 2025. "The first question is whether or not you want to do this working towards a 2024 referendum," Butch said during the presentation.
The trust and county staff framed the measure as a paired planning and financing effort: the trust will produce a…
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