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County amends Newfield open‑space easement to allow FPL substation site and adds higher‑quality habitat acreage

Martin County Board of County Commissioners · April 7, 2026
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Summary

The board approved an amendment to the Newfield open‑space easement that removes roughly 22 acres and adds about 33.35 acres of higher‑quality habitat; the change also clears space for an FPL substation the utility said it needs to serve the Newfield development.

The Board of County Commissioners on April 7 adopted a resolution approving an amendment to the Newfield open‑space conservation easement that swaps approximately 21.99 acres currently encumbered by the easement for 33.35 acres of land of higher habitat quality, and corrects scrivener's errors in the legal description.

County staff and the applicant said the change was proposed for three reasons: to correct mapping errors, to provide a…

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