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RESOLUTXON NO. 06-135
A RESOLUTXON URGXNG THE
LEGXSLATURE TO CREATE AND
SUCCESSOR TO THE FLORXDA
PROGRAM
FLORXDA
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FOREVER
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Florida Forever has been a very successful land
conservation program in the State of Florida and has partnered with
local governments to acquire thousands of acres of land for parks,
wildlife, community recreation, and other open space needs since
its inception in the year 2000.
2. The funding for the Florida Forever program will sunset
in 2010 or sooner due to legislative action.
3. The State of Florida should secure at-risk lands while
they are still available by accelerating funding of the Florida
Forever program and setting the stage for the creation of a
successor program to Florida Forever.
4. Florida Forever's money is decreasing in value due to
inflation and Florida Forever and other land conservation programs
must compete in Florida's market of surging land and housing
prices.
5. Florida is experiencing a rapid population growth with
approximately 396,000 people added to the state each year and St.
Lucie County, listed as one of the fastest growing counties in the
country, has experienced an unprecedented rise in property values
over the past decade.
6. The State of Florida, through Florida Forever funding,
has partnered with St. Lucie County and the Southwest Florida Water
Management District to preserve land in St. Lucie County.
7. St. Lucie County relies on partnership funding to further
its land acquisition goals in a competitive real estate
environment.
8. Earth Day is internationally recognized as April 22nd as
a time to celebrate environmental accomplishments and plan for
future success.
NOW, THEREFORE BE XT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board hereby urges the Florida Legislature to create
and fund a successor to the Florida Forever program, and further
requests that its local Legislature Delegation advocate the
creation and funding of a successor to the Florida Forever program.
2. The County Administrator or his designee is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the St. Lucie
County Legislative Delegation.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 25th day of April, 2006
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMXSSIONERS
ST. LUCXE COUNTY, LORXDA
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