Comments on: Cottage Hill Forest No Longer For Sale

By: perdido fisherman

perdido fisherman — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:29:39 +0000

So let me get this straight, it’s only Florida forever land until the state can get a significant paycheck for it, atleast that’s how i understand this to be, if i’m wrong someone please correct me.

So the people in Florida State goverment do not really care about saving certain parts of this state in its natural state when there is a profit to be made, when is enough going to be enough? When will state goverment actually mean it when they say they want to preserve areas that are vital to wildlife or protecting vital waterways, including headwaters from developement or pollution. It seems to me they will sell anything if the price is right.

By: Southern born

Southern born — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:01:34 +0000

To Southerner: If the gov’t did not own land we would not have the Grand Canyon. and other fine beautiful places to visit. Also the CHSFOREST was a donation it doesn’t cost them a thing to operate. Just land on the books.Fort Pickens cost an awful lot to maintain I agree with Jane keep it free for the wildlife they enjoy it better than we could ever do.

By: CD

CD — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:20:51 +0000

Yup, what xpeecee said!

By: xpeecee

xpeecee — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:27:12 +0000

@ 429SCJ: The article did not say that the Cottage Hill land had been for sale for $50 million. It stated that the sale of all the land they wanted to sell came up short that much.

“State environmental officials have changed focus and won’t sell dozens of pieces of conservation land across the state to help raise money for the Florida Forever program because the idea fell short of a $50 million goal set by lawmakers,”

By: southerner

southerner — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:02:07 +0000

Sell it. The government shouldn’t be in the real estate business.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:56:41 +0000

Keep some of Florida land for the animals and the people…if you sell it you can’t get it back. They aren’t making more land.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:03:55 +0000

Cottage Hill State Forest, $50,000,000.00 for that little patch!

I want someone’s urine tested and I don’t mean with a rabbit.