Ownerless Tybee Island tract may become protected conservation land

The nearly seven acres between the Captain’s View subdivision and the Lighthouse Point Beach Club Condominiums on Tybee Island, are what 30-year resident Ric Hogan calls “no man’s land.”

For nearly 30 years, the homeowners associations have taken it upon themselves to tend the land, brush-hogging it annually to maintain its appearance, protect their views, and help control Chinese tallow, an invasive, fast-growing tree species.

Although the two HOAs have been doing this for decades, the land doesn’t belong to either of the two housing developments. Technically, it doesn’t belong to anyone…

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