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This is what we understand to-date, although we may not have verified all the details, nor evaluated the impact on conservation efforts:
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- There is a proposed amendment to the Management Plans for 9 State Parks. Traditionally, management plans and management plan amendments require general public meetings and advisory group meetings. To fulfill these requirements, presumably as quickly as possible, eight public meetings across eight counties are going to be scheduled for August 27, and one advisory group session is going to be held on Thursday, August 29. The advisory group session will be held via Teams, where all 9 amendments are to be discussed.The Office of Park Planning has been directed to play pre-recorded presentations, then receive and record feedback at these meetings without answering questions.
- Following this public engagement phase, the Office of Park Planning will be submitting these documents to the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) for approval, which would allow DEP to begin seeking funding and laying the groundwork for construction. The Office of Park Planning is to have these documents submitted to ARC in time for presumed approval in September.
- The amendments propose the following, listed below in order of severity regarding pending habitat loss:
- Jonathan Dickinson State Park (Martin County):- An 18-hole and 9-hole golf course in the Atlantic Ridge scrub community east of the Brightline, encompassing roughly 550 acres- An 18-hole golf course in the Atlantic Ridge scrub west of the Brightline, encompassing roughly 500 acres
- Anastasia State Park (St. Johns County):- A park lodge with up to 350 rooms in the maritime hammock- A disc golf course in the maritime hammock- Pickleball courts in the maritime hammock
- Topsail Hill Preserve State Park (Walton County):- A park lodge with up to 350 rooms- A disc golf course in the scrubby flatwoods south of the cabin area- Pickleball courts
- Camp Helen State Park (Bay County):- New cabins and/or glamping at the northern end of the park on Lake Powell, within Panhandle Coastal scrub
- Grayton Beach State Park (Walton County):- A new restroom at the beach access area near the cabins- 10 new cabins- A disc golf course- Pickleball courts
- Hillsborough River State Park (Hillsborough County):- A disc golf course- Pickleball courts
- Honeymoon Island State Park (Pinellas County):- Pickleball courts
- Dr. Von Mizell – Eula Johnson State Park (Broward County):- Pickleball courts
- Oleta River State Park:- Disc golf course- Pickleball courts
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According to the FLDEP Website comments will be taken at public meetings, additional written comments may be sent to the Division of Recreation and Parks, Office of Park Planning for up to 48 hours after the conclusion of the public meeting.
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