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County to Vote on $20M Land Buy

ORLANDO-Orange County chairman Rich Crotty, the county's former property appraiser, wants to save thousands of acres of pristine land from commercial development through his Green Place project which would be funded from part of a utility tax levied in unincorporated areas.

By Alex Finkelstein | Updated on June 27, 2003

ORLANDO-Orange County commissioners are expected to vote this month on a unique $20 million land-buying proposal advanced by county chairman Rich Crotty. A former county property appraiser, Crotty wants to save thousands of acres of pristine land from commercial development, staffers in his office tell GlobeSt.com.

Crotty’s Green Place project would be funded from the public services tax, a 10% charge on electric, water and natural gas levied in unincorporated areas. The tax money would be used to issue $20 million in new revenue bonds.

Crotty couldn’t be reached at GlobeSt.com’s deadline to learn how many acres Green Place plans to buy. But metro Orlando industrial real estate brokers who have handled similar environmental-oriented land transactions tell GlobeSt.com $20 million won’t go too far in building a land bank.

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