Make TBO Your Home Page| Subscribe To The Paper| Advertise With Us| Contact Us| Login| Edit Profile| Register
Highlands Today
ADVERTISEMENT
Deadline Nears On Everglades Plan
The South Florida Water Management District faces a Tuesday deadline to decide whether to pay $1.34 billion to the struggling U.S. Sugar Corp. for its farmland. ...more
December 14, 2008
U.S. Sugar Rival Files Complaint Against Everglades Deal
A major competitor of U.S. Sugar filed a complaint alleging its $1.34 billion dollar deal to sell the state land won't advance Everglades restoration and only lines the pockets of U.S. Sugar, a spokesman for Florida Crystals said Friday. ...more
December 12, 2008
Restore The Everglades, But Double-Check Numbers
The ambitious proposal for Florida to buy U.S. Sugar land could finally ensure the survival of the Everglades, the hydrological heart of South Florida. So the importance of the proposal can hardly be overstated. ...more
November 28, 2008
U.S. Sugar Agrees To Sell Farmland To Florida
U.S. Sugar Corp., the nation's largest producer of cane sugar, has agreed to sell its nearly 300 square miles of farmland to the state of Florida for Everglades restoration. ...more
November 25, 2008
Water Board Approves Revised Deal With U.S. Sugar
The board of the South Florida Water Management District has approved changes to a deal to buy U.S. Sugar Corps' land in the Everglades. ...more
November 13, 2008
Sources: State, U.S. Sugar Revise Everglades Deal
Florida has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Sugar to revise a proposed land buy meant to boost Everglades restoration, significantly lowering the initial $1.75 billion cost, two sources familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Monday. ...more
November 11, 2008
Report: State's Land Deal With U.S. Sugar Revised
Florida has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Sugar to revise a proposed land buy meant to boost Everglades restoration, significantly lowering the initial $1.75 billion cost, two sources familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Monday. ...more
November 10, 2008
Report: 'We're Losing Battle To Save' Everglades
A multibillion-dollar effort to restore Florida's Everglades has made little progress amid funding shortfalls, bureaucratic red tape and disagreements, according to a congressionally mandated report that warns the vast wetland is in peril. ...more
September 30, 2008
SFWMD Modifies Ag, Commercial Water Restrictions
Because the region has averaged 22.5 inches of rain in the past three months, the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District on Thursday relaxed emergency water restrictions for agricultural, commercial and recreational use. ...more
September 13, 2008
State Needs To Keep Congress In Loop On Everglades Deal
The secrecy that enshrouded Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's plan to buy out U.S. Sugar now threatens to undermine this critical effort to save the Everglades. ...more
September 13, 2008
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisement
TBO.com - Tampa Bay Online ©2009 Media General Communications Holdings, LLC. A Media General company. Member Agreement | Privacy Statement | Work With Us
