Econlockhatchee River News Today

September 9th. Im james fletcher. The bay area has seen warmer than usual temperatures as we were hit with a mini heat wave. Lets check in with erica now for your forecast. Good morning erica. Good morning, with 50s and 60s. Some areas are warmer, livermore. Have and the satellite and radar showing that the cloud coverage is certainly back. Along the coast and it is pushing its way into the bay. You can see the clouds on the that cloud deck with twin peaks. Sunny skies, the afternoon,. Temperatu...

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved an investment to protect nearly 28,000 acres of natural lands and link existing conservation areas.

To beat powerful and well-funded opponents, they had to be persistent

For local environmentalists and growth-management advocates, last week was a tumble of triumphs: The Orange County Commission’s wee-hours rejection of the latest attempt to plunk hundreds of homes on former ranchland in the basin of the sensitive, imperiled Econlockhatchee River. News that the state is closing in on the purchase and preservation of another ranch on the Seminole County portion ...

The state appears headed toward a purchase of the 1,314-acre Yarborough ranch near the Econlockhatchee River in east Seminole, county leaders said Tuesday, part of a move to protect it permanently from development under the Florida Forever conservation program. “All indications are that we will be approved,” County Manager Darren Gray said in updating commissioners regarding the county’s ...

Seminole County leaders are pushing to obtain the personal bank records of ex-state lawmaker Chris Dorworth in an effort to establish his liability for $432,000 in legal fees his River Cross development firm owes the county. A year ago, a judge ordered River Cross to pony up the fees to repay much of what Seminole County spent defending itself against a failed lawsuit brought by the ...

Two referendums proposed for the November ballot could allow Seminole voters to make it harder for developers to build in rural area.

A scenic and remote Central Florida lake was transformed long ago into an incognito home of amazing tales. Its name is X. “We don’t extend invitations to Lake X often,” said legendary boat motor maker Mercury Marine to the Orlando Sentinel, which promptly accepted one and set about learning more. The lake has known paranoia and secrecy, a man camp, boats with black engines roaring day and ...

As the state considers purchasing 1,314 acres of pasture land in rural east Seminole for conservation and to fill in a crucial gap in a statewide wildlife corridor, county commissioners plan to give the landowners $3.4 million to hold off a sale to developers. Environmentalists and conservationists urged county leaders at this week’s commission meeting to hand the taxpayer money to the ...

Nearly a year after a judge ordered former state lawmaker Chris Dorworth’s development firm to pony up more than $432,000 to reimburse Seminole County’s legal expenses after a failed lawsuit, Dorworth still hasn’t paid and says he has no intention of doing so. It’s a maddening turn of events for officials who prevailed in the years-long legal battle, but now must fight Dorworth’s claim that ...