The possibility of a bridge spanning the Alafia River at Valrie Lane has rallied opponents into pushing for county acquisition of Buckhorn Springs and its surrounding property, which some said would have been affected by the proposed bridge crossing. ...more

November 14, 2007

The possibility of a bridge spanning the Alafia River at Valrie Lane has rallied opponents into pushing for county acquisition of Buckhorn Springs and its surrounding property, which some said would have been affected by the proposed bridge crossing. ...more

November 14, 2007

SEBRING — Land values have increased significantly since 1993 in Highlands County. But the fee assessed on building permits to fund acquisition of conservation lands has remained the same since it was adopted 14 years ago. As a result, in December, the Highlands County commissioners are expected to consider a request from the county's Natural Resources Advisory Commission to raise the "environmental clearance waiver fee." That fee, assessed on building permits on two acres or less, has never been changed from its original levels of $100 for residential and $250 for commercial. "The resources that that fee were intended to purchase have become vastly more expensive" over the past 14 years, said Reed Bowman, chairman of NRAC's Environmental Fees Committee. ...more

November 13, 2007

Highlands County commissioners this week committed county staff to assist the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in finishing land acquisition for a national wildlife refuge at Flamingo Villas. ...more

September 13, 2007