RECREATION
Groves to purchase 1,940 acres adjacent to the ranch and the
C-23 canal. On it is a 212-acre lake that gives the city another
reservoir in which to store water. That property is not open to
the public.
The benefits of 5,047 acres, nearly 8 square miles? Guaranteed
water supply for decades into the future and a preserve
to protect and sustain the city’s natural resources, improve
and protect the water in the North Fork and the Indian River
Lagoon and provide some new recreational space for the
city’s residents. E
PROPERTY PURCHASE IN NOV. 2012
Price: $10,015,850
Funding: from Utilities Systems Department 2006 utility
bond money
Presentation: http://tinyurl.com/McCartyPresent
SECOND PROPERTY PURCHASE IN
JUNE 2014 FROM KENNEDY GROVES
Price: $10,692,000
Funding: from Utilities Systems Department contingency
fund
Size: 1,940 acres; lake 212 acres.
Purpose: additional water storage
Location: Adjacent to McCarty Ranch Preserve and C-23
Canal; not open to the public.
This young fisherman shows off his catch from the preserve’s lake.
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