SWFWMD To Burn 250 Acres Near Jack Creek

By SPECIAL TO HIGHLANDS TODAY | The Tampa Tribune
Published: August 30, 2008

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LAKE PLACID --

Water management officials will set controlled burns in the Jack Creek area north of Lake June during the next two months, according to a press release from the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

The fires will be set in a 250-acre property that is a mile west of U.S. 27 and three miles south of State Road 66, approximately 6 miles northwest of Lake Placid.

Controlled burns are set to get rid of excessive vegetation and dead undergrowth, which could fuel an uncontrolled wildfire.