Conservation

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SW Florida RegionConservation Lands
Charlotte 25
Collier 66
Glades 18
Hendry 13
Lee 16
Sarasota 27

REGIONAL AVERAGE 28
STATE AVERAGE 28
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NOVEMBER 1996 REFERENDUM
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OFFICIAL BALLOT ITEM
CONSERVATION 20/20 REFERENDUM TO ACQUIRE AND
MANAGE LANDS CRITICAL TO LEE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT
1996
PASSED
In Favor
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WHAT ARE CONSERVATION LANDS?
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Conservation Lands
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Selection Criteria

• Contiguity
• Size
• Ease of Management
• Wildlife habitat
• Water quality/flood control/recharge
• Public use potential

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All lands will be restored
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Resource based Recreation
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The Players
County Lands
CLASAC
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PARKS AND RECREATION
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PROGRESS
Status Number of Properties Acres
Acquired 94 20,531
Under Contract 5 1,962
On Hold 15 2,183
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Financial Distribution
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CHALLENGES

• Funding
• Renewed Annually
• Buyers Market
• Land Stewardship
• Perpetual
• Vast increases can happen quickly
• Public Support is Critical
• Issues of Fairness and Equity
• Public perception is Everything

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