| County Referendum 2 | |||
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| Total | |||
| Number of Precincts | 223 | ||
| Precincts Reporting | 222 | 99.55% | |
| Times Counted | 263803/338164 | 78.01% | |
| Total Votes | 244348 | ||
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| YES | 168726 | 69.05% | |
| NO | 75622 | 30.95% | |
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This
funding for the
Environmentally Endangered Lands Program (EEL) will help
to complete important land conservation goals throughout Brevard
County. Voters have now allowed for the acquisition and preservation of critical linkages between already conserved lands, while helping to preserve valuable water recharge areas , species and habitats. The tax collection will be .2085 millage, which equates to approximately 20 cents on every $1000 of taxable property value. So for example, you will pay about "Preserve Brevard" is a citizen's group that was formed to promote Referendum number 2 that passed on Nov. 2nd 2004.$17 per year for a property with homestead that is assessed at $107,850 (click here) Some of the groups who endorsed
the
EEL referendum:
Gopher Tortoise Council Florida Wildlife Society Turtle Coast Group Sierra Club The Florida Native Plant Society, Conradina Chapter The Florida Native Plant Society, Sea Rocket Chapter Space Coast Progressive Alliance The Friends of the Enchanted Forest The Brevard Nature Alliance Save the St. Johns River, Inc. Florida Today Paper Space Coast Audubon Society Partnership for a Sustainable Future, Inc. Dynamac Corporation League of Women Voters of the Space Coast Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science Space Coast Paddlers Marine Resources Council Friends of the Scrub South Brevard Civic League |
| Florida Today's Index on Brevard
growth- Too Much, Too Fast? |
Related News Articles |
Land Already
Acquired |
| Environmentally Endangered Lands
Program |
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to
Preserve Brevard |
Information on Ground Water Recharge |