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Students from Slaton ISD lined the roadways as the procession passed by to pay their respects.

Gladys Douglas’ 44-acre oasis ‘now owned by the people forever’ Dunedin closed on the $10 million purchase Thursday. The land was headed for housing development last year.     Dozens of activists and city officials celebrate on Thursday, May 13, 2021, the day Dunedin closed its $10 million purchase of the 44-acre Gladys Douglas property at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Keene Road. [ MENGSHIN LIN | Times ] Updated May 14 They met near the bank of the freshwater lake that Gladys Douglas loved so much and clinked glasses of champagne in amazement over what they’d...

Dunedin officials expect to close on 44-acre Gladys Douglas land Thursday Local officials and activists will meet at the Keene Road and Virginia Avenue corner of the property at 5 p.m. Thursday to wave signs thanking the public for raising $4.5 million towards the purchase.     The city of Dunedin expects to close on Thursday on its $10 million purchase of 44 acres formerly owned by the late philanthropist Gladys Douglas. The city plans to preserve it as a park. The property, located at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Keene Road in Pinellas County, was almost sold to a housing develop...

$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...