Agenda Item Name:
Title
Addition of certain land conservation projects to the Alachua County Forever Active Acquisition List.
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Presenter:
Charlie Houder / (352) 264-6804
Description:
Request the Board of County Commissioners approve the addition of Kanapaha Prairie - Lane, Lake Santa Fe - Butler and Santa Fe River - Waldo Tree Farm land conservation projects to the Alachua County Forever Active Acquisition List (Full Price List).
Addition of these projects to the Active Acquisition List authorizes staff to: obtain title work and appraisals, negotiate price and terms with the owner, and execute an option contract.
The execution of any option will be brought back to the Board for consideration.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
1. Approve the addition of Kanapaha Prairie - Lane property on the Active Acquisition List as a Conservation Easement. (Full Price List)
2. Approve the addition of Lake Santa Fe - Butler property on the Active Acquisition List as a Fee Simple Acquisition. (Full Price List)
3. Approve the addition of Santa Fe River - Waldo Tree Farm property on the Active Acquisition List as a Fee Simple Acquisition. (Full Price List)
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Pre-Contract Acquisition Cost Estimates: $31,650
Due Diligence - Operation: 021.41.4160.537.31.00 - 6184160
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Background:
As with all of our conservation lands, if accepted as an acquisition, this property will go through the vetting process for the Registry of Protected Places.
On March 23, 2020, Mary Rockwood Lane and Timothy Lane nominated their property to the Alachua County Forever Program. On July 23, 2020, the Land Conservation Board placed the 126.6-acre Kanapaha Prairie - Lane property on the Priority Pool as a conservation easement. The Lane property consists of five parcels (07397-004-006, 07354-022-000, 07354-001-000, 07354-004-001 and 07398-016-000). These parcels encompass a portion of the hydrologic...
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