The purchase a conservation easement on the NSS parcel and lock down the surround parcels. The glich was the land around it being owned by a private party who doesnt have to sell it. I can forward the proposal which is now shelved in a PDF. It just is too big to post here.Originally Posted by cmint
Alachua Sink is now called Mill Creek Preserve.
Yes, Mill Creek Sink (near Sonny's and I-75) is nicknamed Alachua Sink due to it being in the city of Alachua.
About 15 or so miles south, also along highway 441 (and I-75) is the State Park called Payne's Prairie. (Which is currently now looking more like a lake as it does now and then.)
Alachua Sink is the area as mentioned above that is on the north side of the park. It is near the old Spanish ranch La Chua, which is how Alachua County (and city) got its name.
One of John Moran's best known photographs, shot in the late 80s, was a dusk shot of dozens (or more) alligators in Alachua Sink. He used a strobe to illuminate their eyes. I believe Pete Butt or someone tried to dive this sink at some point but didn't get far due to the gators and poor vis.
Paynes Prairie is a 120,000 acre wetland on the south end of town. It is in protected status because it's easy to keep it that way. No point in filling it in to build on it when you could just build North which is what they did. However it's not right to think that Paynes prairie is protected forever because the everglades gets smaller every year as Miami and Kendall build West. However comparing Paynes prairie to Mills Creek he's comparing fruits to vegetables.
Maybe I'm slow and need it explained in simpler terms but I still don't get it.
The NSS owned the property around the sink. A corporation owned the adjacent property and it was for sale.
The SRWMD comes along and paid the city of Alachua $400,000
The NSS still owns the property around the sink, A corporation still owns the adjacent property and its still for sale.
Who got what in exchange for 400k dollars?
The 400k was a grant written by Robyn at Alachua County to purchase land(If the seller is willing), conservation easements, and retro fit run off already going into the Sink. Most of that is still happening. The recent scare is over for now, but the city is corrupt and needs to be monitored constantly. They just tried to push through a building project that was building right on top of the upstream cave tunnel. Keep in mind the upstream tunnel is not in public record as the dye trace study is only covered the downstream tunnel as dyew cant go upstream. This is where the professional geologist study would have been helpful and the expertise of Mr. Brown getting it into the public record.
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