HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 08 20 Letter Re: Spring Hammock
COURTHOUSE N. PARK AVE.
SANFORD. FLORIDA 31771
COUNTY OF
FLORIDA
NEWSLETTER
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PHONE: (30S) 323 .4330
The Seminole County Board of County Commissioners has proposed
that the Florida Department of Natural Resources acquire the environ-
mentally sensitlve area, popularly referred to as Spring Hammock.
Your help is needed in convincing the State to protect this
irreplaceable asset for the citizens of Seminole County and Florida.
Spring Hammock is located on the western end of Lake Jessup and runs
westerly across S.R. 419, U.S. 17-92 and C-427, just south of the
Five Points area. Enclosed is a small map showing the area recommended
for purchase.
Numerous proposals have been made over the last twenty years to
purchase the area for a variety of reasons ranging from environmental
values to urban growth shaping, to recreation, to aesthetics. The
current proposal emphasizes valued environmental functions. I am
cautiously optimistic about prospects for the State selecting Spring
Hammock for purchase. Of the one-hundred and twenty (120) sites
submitted state-wide for acquisition, the Spring Hammock proposal was
one of forty-two (42) selected for more intensive review. Indications
are that funds are available for purchase of less than ten (10) sites.
A crucial consideration for the six (6) state agencies making
final recommendation for purchase of proposed sites is community .
support. Contact from concerned local residents is likely to be far
more effective than reams of documentation or official communications
from elected officials. Without your support, the proposal has limited
chance of success. The region would lose an important component of its
natural heritage, as well as its archaeological and historical value.
The Board of County Commissioners engaged the services of two archaeolo-
gists to seek evidence of early habitation of the Hammock. Significant
findings were made, one at least 10,000 years old.
If you would like additional information and/or have a presentation
made to your community group, contact, Woody Price, County Planner, at
323-4330, extension 180. A list of representatives of the six (6)
state agencies involved in the selection is available from the Planning
Division. I encourage you to make every effort pOSSible in supporting
the protection of Spring Hammock. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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SEMINOLE COUNTY PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF SPRING HAMMOCK
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INVITATION TO
A BRIEFING 8 TOUR
of Seminole County's Proposed Acquisition of
the Spring Hammock Area through the
Florida Conservation and Recreation Land Fund
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DATE: September 10,1980 TIME: 9:00AM
PLACE: Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce
400 East First Street, Sanford
for further information, please contact
Joyce Sellen at 323- 4330
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