Florida’s Cabinet vastly overpaid for land the state didn’t need. Why?
The state paid $83 million for 4 acres next to the city of Destin’s Norriego Point Beach park.
The state paid $83 million for 4 acres next to the city of Destin’s Norriego Point Beach park.
The state could have used $83 million dollars to buy thousands of acres of public land in endangered ecosystems.
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