Warm Mineral Springs Property Bought By County
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 24--Sarasota County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased a .22-acre creekside property.
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By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb. 19--TENINO -- Plans to log the hillside above the historic quarry swimming pool have some residents and city officials in this south county community on edge.
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By Darla L. Pickett, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine  Feb. 3--SKOWHEGAN -- About 70 acres north of Coburn Avenue that were  destined for a housing development are being purchased by a local land trust.
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Land purchase gives Fools something to watch.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 23--A new marketplace planned to spring from agricultural land west of Boynton Beach got a go-ahead Thursday from the Palm Beach County Commission.
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By Mike D. Smith, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas  Feb. 4--Potential buyers who think they have plenty of time to shop for a  good deal before putting up cash for that coveted deer lease or quiet country  plot might not want to wait too long.
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By Rebecca Dellagloria, The Miami Herald  Feb. 11--More than a year after Homestead lost a county permit to dig for fill dirt at a city-owned lake, officials have come to an agreement with Miami-Dade to reinstate the permit.
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By Charles McCarthy, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 27--MADERA -- The Madera County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to buy a former Cal Fire facility in the foothills town of Raymond for $90,000 so that it can be used as a volunteer fire station and community center.
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By Cody Lowe cody.lowe@roanoke.com 981-3425  A resort featuring accommodations, food, outdoor experiences and theater are in the plans for Explore Park, its Bedford County neighbors were told Wednesday night.
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By Josh Mitchell, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 6--A plan for Baltimore County to buy parkland next to a high school on the east side won approval of the County Council last night.
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By John Craig, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 2--Spokane County commissioners may use tax money to pay the delinquent taxes on a solvent-soaked West Plains property they don't want to acquire through foreclosure.
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By Dianna Cahn, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 12--Years after Palm Beach County promised the public a shooting range, county officials have lined up the land and the zoning and are now seeking public input on what features they want.
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By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 26--BRADENTON -- The eminent domain trial where the city of Palmetto is seeking to take back the Olympia Theater has begun at the Manatee County Courthouse.   The city sold the historic building at 512 10th Ave. W.
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By Allyson Bond, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 17--RANDOLPH COUNTY -- A rare species of flower will remain in its natural habitat in RandolphCounty.
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By Todd Hollingshead, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 19--PROVO -- Big spending by Utah County residents is lightening the  financial burden of expanding the county jail.
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By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 15--AURORA -- A massive Beaufort County strip-mining operation wants to expand its extraction of phosphate ore in one of the state's most environmentally fragile areas.
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By Brandy Emily, The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  Feb. 21--BROWNSTOWN -- Jackson County Board of Commissioners signed a letter to give a property owner 10 days to accept the county's initial offer to buy his land for a new Vallonia Bridge.