Mid-County Trail From State Road 80 To Sears Road
LABELLE, FL. -- The State of Florida's "Greenways Trails" division meets at the 31st Annual Conference on Water
Management on Sept. 6 to discuss a proposal to turn county owned land along an abandoned railroad right of way from State Road 80 to Sears Road into a trail for hiking, bicycling, and horses. Hendry county owns the northern 10 miles from State Road 80 at Goodno, south to Sears Road. The State of Florida owns the right of way from Sears to the Collier County Line. Adjacent to the trail are miles of citrus groves and pastures. Glades county ownes the abandoned railway from State Road 80 to the river and then north through Glades County to U.S. 27 near Fisheating Creek.
The Hendry county commissioners approved the application that will be discussed at the meeting of the Office of Greenways and Trails of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Land owners adjacent to the trail, Walt Ferguson and associates have been fighting against the trail for years, and county commissioners Kevein McCarthy and Daryll Harris have voted against the trail in the past. The Hendry Glades Audubon is considering being part of the management plan and would help monitor the 10 mile trail if it is approved.
CORRECTION- GLADES COUNTY DOES NOT OWN THE OLD RAILROAD BED REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE. THE LYKES CORPORATION OWN THE SECTION FROM THE RIVER TO PALMDALE. DONT KNOW WHO OWNS THE SECTION FROM GOODNO NORTH TO THE RIVER. IT WOULD BE CONVENIENT TO ORTONA RESIDENTS IF GLADES CO. DID OWN IT. FROM THE ORTONA CHURCH TO THE RIVER IS A HAZARDOUS DITCH THAT FLOODS THE RESIDENCES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
ReplyDeleteRAILROAD BED. BEING CLOGGED WITH WEEDS IT DOES NOT DRAIN PROPERLY, BUT FLOODS THESE HOMESITES. FROM THE ORTONA CHURCH NORTHWARD IS A LOVERS LANE, COCAINE TRAIL, 4 WHEELER, DOG RUNNER, LANE OPEN TO TRAFFIC AT THAT END ANOTHER HAZARD TO THE COMMUNITY. BOTH HAZARDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO LYKES CORPORATION. WHO REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION.
this may be off topic,but, i own land in pioneer plantation,bought it a few years ago,and wish we had decent road access to get onto the property,need a four wheel drive,its ridiculous,the taxes we pay and cant even get onto our property unless we get stuck doing so.im from palm beach county,ive called roads and bridges you name it,also for me to put in a driveway i was quoted thousands of dollars,a disgrace.we should at least have a decent road or something to get onto ones property.thats not asking too much,its near the baseball field and not way out in the boonies.
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