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Deadline Nears On Everglades Plan
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Published: December 14, 2008
WEST PALM BEACH - The South Florida Water Management District faces a Tuesday deadline to decide whether to pay $1.34 billion to the struggling U.S. Sugar Corp. for its farmland.
Gov. Charlie Crist's plan for 180,000 acres of the Everglades would be the most expensive conservation land purchase in state history.
But critics question whether the state is paying too much. They want to know if the deal would bury the state in debt and stall the restoration efforts.
U.S. Sugar is the nation's largest producer of cane sugar. Its land would be restored to clean water and restore natural flow to the Everglades, which have long been polluted by farming and development.
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