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DUNEDIN — Two months from now, city officials expect to celebrate the acquisition of the 44-acre Gladys-Douglas Hackworth property. It's not quite a done deal, but recent actions city and county officials have taken is a breath of fresh air for them and the other partners involved in efforts to preserve the land. The next big step in the process of buying the land at the northeast corner of Virginia Avenue and Keene Road for $10 million is the closing in about two months. After months of discussions, negotiations and fundraising efforts, city commissioners Feb. 23 cleared the way for tha...

$10 million goal met to save 44 acres in Pinellas from development City of Dunedin and Pinellas County will present a purchase agreement to the Gladys Douglas estate on Thursday.     Officials gathered at Dunedin City Hall on Monday to announce the $10 million needed to buy the 44-acre Gladys Douglas property had been raised. From left to right: city manager Jennifer Bramley, county administrator Barry Burton, Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski, Pinellas Community Foundation CEO Duggan Cooley, Suncoast Sierra Club conservation chair Kira Barrera, resident Nichole Mattheus, former mayor Bob Hackw...

Pinellas, Dunedin need $2 million to purchase Hackworth’s 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 mi...