Bill adding transparency to state land swaps sweeps through House committees

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 459

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Hugh Long was born and raised “just up the road” from the Guana River Wildlife Management Area in St. Johns County, and spent “countless hours” as a youth hiking its trails, fishing its waters, and hunting its game.

He holds that this public land is “priceless and valuable beyond measure,” which is why he joined tens of thousands of other Floridians last year to oppose a proposed 600 acre land-swap with a private entity …

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