PLACEMENT: Departmental
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ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACQUISITION OF 429 VACANT LOTS, TOTALING 383.33 ACRES OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE VACANT LAND IN PALM BEACH HEIGHTS (PAL MAR)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request for the adoption of a resolution approving the acquisition of 429 vacant lots totaling 383.33 acres of environmentally sensitive vacant land in Palm Beach Heights (Pal Mar) as part of a Settlement, Land Exchange, and Purchase Agreement with Be A Man Buy Land, LLC.
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DEPARTMENT: County Attorney
PREPARED BY: Name: Sebastian K. Poprawski
Title: Senior Assistant County Attorney
REQUESTED BY: Sebastian Poprawski, Senior Assistant County Attorney
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
1. Agreement/Contract drafted by:
Martin County
2. Parties to the Agreement/Contract:
Martin County - Grantee
Be A Man Buy Land, LLC - Grantor
3. Purpose of the Agreement/Contract:
Effectuating land swap and settlement agreement.
4. New/Renewal/Modification:
New
5. Duration:
Perpetual
6. Benefits to Martin County:
Additional conservation lands in the Pal-Mar area
7. Cost to Martin County:
$7,283,270.00
On November 12, 2024, the Martin County BOCC voted to approve a Settlement, Land Exchange, and Purchase Agreement ("Settlement Agreement") in the case of: Be A Man Buy Land, LLC vs. S. FL Water Man. Dist.; FL Fish and Wildlife Cons. Comm.; The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improv. Trust Fund of the State of FL; and Martin County; Case No. 2023-CA-000052.
As part of the Settlement Agreement, Be A Man Buy Land, LLC swapped land it owned, at a ratio of 2:1, in highly sensitive middle and eastern portions, for County owned land in the North Chimney portion of Pal Mar. The South Florida Water Management District and the County agreed to purchase all land owned by Be A Man Buy Land, LLC not in the North Chimney portion (approximately 989.91 acres) at a...
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