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Flagler County accelerates land‑conservation work, awards contract to North Florida Land Trust
Summary
The board heard an update on the county's Environmentally Sensitive Lands program (25 properties, 5,582 acres to date) and unanimously approved a contract with the North Florida Land Trust to help with acquisitions, appraisals and negotiations.
Eric Ravelda, the county’s public lands and natural resources manager, told commissioners the Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL) program — first approved by voters in 1988 — has acquired 25 properties totaling 5,582 county‑owned acres and used about $27 million in ESL funds alongside approximately $30 million in outside matching funds.
“About half of them are preservation of natural resources and conservation… the other is recreation and some historical…
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