Pinellas, Dunedin need $2 million to purchase Hackworthâs undeveloped land for preservation Aaron Mesmer reports DUNEDIN, Fla. - The city of Dunedin and Pinellas County needs to come up with the rest of the money necessary to acquire Douglas Hackworth property's rare and undeveloped property -- and that's a total of $2 million. The famous Gladys Douglas Hackworth Preserve is about 44 acres of woods and located just outside of Dunedin city limits. The land was originally set to become a housing development, but when the deal fell through, the local governments moved in with their $8 million offer, along with plans to keep the area open as a public park.