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A proposed amendment to Florida’s Constitution could generate more than $18 billion over the next two decades for the purchase of additional state conservation and recreation lands. However, Amendment 1 opponents say the measure would restrict state budgeting and could harm local economies by removing private property from tax rolls.
Clear, clean Juniper Creek flows through Blackwater River State Forest in Santa Rosa County. Since 2009, funding for public lands has been slashed. Amendment 1 addresses the reduction, but opponents say funding land acquisitions through the state constitution would be problematic.
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