A Smaller Deal

April 1,2009

As a result of the recession, Floraida's 1.34 billion dollar deal to buy 180,000 acres to restore the everglades has been reduced. Instead, 72,500 acres would be bought for 530 million dollars from United States Sugar Corporation. The proposal has yet to be approved by the South Florida Water Management District and the board of United States Sugar. This would prevent the land to be used for mining adn developemnt. The deal would preserve jobs, land used for citrus would be avalibale for waste water treatment and storage, revive the water flow between Lake Okachobee and the Everglades.
By buying the land, the Everglades can be preserved. Although the deal is smaller than what was orignally planned, I think that in this economy, it is stll a wise move. I hope the plan gets approved because it would help the environment and the people who work there.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/us/02everglades.html