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Commission authorizes request to state to limit entry for mineral exploration on Merritt Island wetland
Summary
The board approved a resolution asking the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to release its right of entry for exploration on a 72-acre Merritt Island parcel; staff said the request would prevent state entry for exploration but would not extinguish underlying mineral rights.
Brevard County commissioners authorized the county manager to submit an application to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund asking for a release of right of entry related to a 1940s deed restriction on a 72-acre wetland in the Jefferson Marsh mosquito impoundment area on Merritt Island.
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