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Martin County oversight panel reports $20M collected, details recent land purchases including Barbie Ranch easement
Summary
At its April 1 meeting the Martin County Environmental Lands Oversight Committee heard a revenue update showing roughly $20–22 million raised to date and reviewed recent and pending acquisitions — including the 1,699‑acre Barbie Ranch conservation easement and several parcels under contract — and asked staff for detailed accounting and audit documents.
On April 1, 2026, the Martin County Environmental Lands Oversight Committee received an update showing the county has collected roughly $20–22 million in the environmental sales‑tax program and described a pipeline of completed and prospective land acquisitions.
Michael Houston, senior project manager in the county’s Environmental Resource Division, told the committee the fund’s most recent county disbursement was $1.3 million (January) and that, after acquisitions, there was about $69,000 sitting in the dedicated account. He said the program has acquired nearly 996 acres in fee simple to date, closed a 1,699‑acre conservation easement, and has roughly 400 acres under contract and about 800 acres proposed for conservation easements…
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