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Commissioner: Legacy Lands program drew 46 applications covering 9,659 acres
Summary
Commissioner Smith told the Santa Rosa County commission that 46 applications totaling 9,659 acres were submitted to the Legacy Lands Protection Program; the Blackwater Soil Conservation Board will rank applications before the county makes funding decisions.
Commissioner Smith told the Board of County Commissioners that the Legacy Lands Protection Program application window (July 1–end of July) produced 46 applications encompassing 9,659 acres.
"We had 46 applications, and that's equaled to 9,659 acres," Commissioner Smith said, adding that the Blackwater Soil Conservation Board will meet to rank applications and that the county will move forward "as the board sees fit." The commissioner said the program aims to conserve land important to the county’s way of life and local economy.
The announcement came during the board’s regular meeting on Aug. 13. Commissioners did not vote on funding at the meeting; Commissioner Smith said the next step is for the conservation board to complete rankings and for county staff to return recommendations to the commission.
County staff did not provide a timetable for when funding decisions will be made during the meeting.
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