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Crist OKs $1 Million Grant To Study Ocala Horse Park Expansion
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Published: October 14, 2008
Gov. Charlie Crist has approved a $1 million grant to conduct site planning and a market study for prospects to expand the 500-acre Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park just south of Ocala.
The park the Legislature created in 1996 serves multiple uses in the heart of the Ocala area's horse farm country, including the official training facility for the U.S. Equestrian team.
It generates an annual economic impact of $15.1 million, a recent Policom Corp. report found. The report said that with additional facilities, the annual economic impact could grow to $75 million.
The park can be reached from the Tampa area by heading north on Interstate 75 to Marion County, taking exit 341 and heading east on County Road 484 for two miles, before heading north on County Road 475 for 3.2 miles.
Reporter Ted Jackovics can be reached at (813) 259-4515.
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