Nov 26
TAMPA — Stung by a slashed budget, the agency that oversees water resources in West Central Florida is taking a hard look at its vast land holdings.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District wants to determine which parcels aren’t aquifer recharge areas, wetlands or needed for flood control — and if some sort of revenue can be squeezed from those lands.
The process could end with the agency selling off, leasing or trading some prime Florida wilderness.
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