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.. '` i "The Florida Department of Environmen-
if r:rb tal Pmtection,Office of Greenways and Trails,
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to the CSX Railroad for the right of way,"Ben
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Griffith, Seminole County Comprehensive
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that CSX had received two other bids for the
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Bruce Staskiews, the DEP agent in
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�„', interested if bits and pieces of the right-of-
way were sold.
"Sometimes, there will be a bid from a
Fir power company wanting to place lines or pipes
for natural gas,but that didn't happen. The
Arrow two bids responding to the advertisement were
for the Oviedo area,”said Griffith.
' Earlier in November, Seminole County
'„ had submitted a bid for$4 and a half million,
/�jt although the railroad had priced the land at
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X20 million.
"After the offer,they started saying"$15
- million,"Griffith said.
The bid was submitted February 20th by
DEP, and negotiations have not begun on a
Rick SwannerlThe Oviedo Voice counteroffer,which is expected.
"If this purchase falls through,any entity
Shown at the Cross Seminole Trails Alliance meeting are (rear)Art Ackerman of the the corridor passes through needs to inform
Florida Free Wheelers. Seated are Goldenrod Civic Club members Mike and Geri CSX that the property tax they pay should be
Buechin,and Ben Griffith of Seminole County.Standing is Jeff Payne,Chairman of the commensurate with their asking price,"said
Cross-Seminole Trails Alliance. Grey Wilson, board member of the Cross
Seminole Trails Alliance.
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