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DEP says prospects are good for $40 million in land sales to benefit conservation
Bruce Ritchie, 05/15/2014 - 02:35 PM

Michelle and Brian Jones, top left, discuss with DEP officials how to proceed with buying state prison property for a military training center after their bid was rejected because it failed to include a required deposit. Photo by Bruce Ritchie.

Brian and Michelle Jones of Naples say the state and Hendry County would benefit by accepting their offer of $3.7 million to buy a former state prison.

The Joneses and their Altair Training Solutions want to buy the former Hendry Correctional Institution and 1,100 acres of surrounding land. They would use the property for a military training center.

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Filed in: Environment and Natural Resources
Tags: FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Land Acquisition, Parks, Public Lands
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