Save Our Florida State Parks From Developers

Staff members of the Division of Recreation and Parks are apparently set to scatter across the state — from Miami to the Panhandle — for meetings scheduled from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. that Tuesday. Meetings for six parks in Eastern Standard Time will occur simultaneously. Meetings at two Panhandle-area parks, in a different time zone, will start an hour later. There appears to be no virtual option for any of the meetings listed on the state’s public notice.

If somebody wants to make a comment about the changes coming to a state park and they can make the meeting, they’ll have three minutes. Below are the times and locations for each state park proposal.

• Hillsborough River State Park, Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library – 2902 W. Bearss Ave, Tampa, Community Room D
• Honeymoon Island State Park, The District, 11141 US Hwy 19 N. Suite 204, Clearwater
• Oleta River State Park, Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus, Kovens Conference Center – Room 114, 3000 N.E. 151 Street North, Miami.
• Jonathan Dickinson State Park, The Flagler of Stuart – 201 SW Flagler Ave, River Room, Stuart
• Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Downtown Event Center – 416 NE First Street, Fort Lauderdale – Lecture Hall, Building C – 2nd Floor (Enter at Main Entrance B – clearly marked on outside of building)
• Anastasia State Park, First Coast Technical College – The Character Counts Conference Center, Building C – 2980 Collins Ave, St. Augustine
• Camp Helen State Park, Lyndell Conference Center – 423 Lyndell Lane, Panama City Beach

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and Grayton Beach State Park, Watercolor Inn & Resort 34 Goldenrod Circle Santa Rosa Beach, The Lakehouse