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Committee directs staff to pursue further review of 44‑acre Buttonwood Preserve addition after close vote
Summary
The committee voted 5-4 to ask staff to pursue further review and possible acquisition of a 44‑acre tract adjacent to Buttonwood Preserve despite staff saying the seller is asking $60,000 an acre and that the parcel needs extensive restoration and environmental checks.
The committee voted 5-4 to direct staff to pursue further review of nomination 672, a 44‑acre parcel offered as an addition to Buttonwood Preserve on Pine Island.
Mr. Clements, a staff member presenting the nomination, told the committee the seller raised the asking price to $60,000 per acre and that at that figure the parcel would total about $2.64 million. He said the parcel scored 27 points on the committee's evaluation matrix (rising to 31 points if treated as contiguous with the existing preserve) but that staff considered the current asking price above market and warned of maintenance and…
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