By Joe Capozzi
Agreeing they probably are paying more than the land is worth, town commissioners voted to spend $1.5 million to preserve 9 acres in a mangrove-filled lagoon north of Town Hall.
“Even if we might be overpaying for this piece, it’s a go
The stand of mangroves (outlined in red) that the town wants to acquire and rezone from residential single-family to preservation/conservation could ensure no residential development would occur in an area that is always flooded. Graphic provided
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One of the easy ways to access the Ocean Ridge Natural Area is by boat. The floating docks also provide walkers easy access to a water view.
Photo by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
At the intimate Ocean Ridge Natural Area,
Plan to build homes would include preserving 9 acres in Ocean Ridge as mitigation exchange
By Rich Pollack
If a tree falls on vacant, mangrove-filled property during a hurricane and local government requires the owner to remove it and others damag
By Dan Moffett
Two recent mediation sessions have done little to resolve lawsuits filed by developer William Swaim against the town of Ocean Ridge and Wellington Arms condominium owners.
For the last three years, Swaim has been trying to persua
Volunteers plant mangroves on a small island built to improve water quality and habitat as part
of the Grassy Flats restoration project. They planted about 450 small mangroves and 4,000 sprigs of Spartina grass.
The two Grassy Flats islands are near
By Dan Moffett
An administrative law judge in Tallahassee has rejected developer William Swaim’s request for a permit exemption that would allow him to build an access road behind the Ocean Ridge Town Hall.
Judge Bram D.E. Canter agreed with attorneys
SOURCE: PBC Property Appraiser. Graphic by Bruce Borich/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Developer William Swaim wants Ocean Ridge to create an access road to property he wants to buy in the mangrove-filled lagoon behind Town Hall.
Residents along the
