TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Tallahassee’s local governments are building a new park, roads and developments in the city’s Northeast, but conservationists say they’re breaking a promise to protect the forest.
The northeast land is owned by Leon County Schools, while the Apalachee Land Conservancy owns the easement. In order to start building, local governments are using eminent domain, a process in which the government forcibly takes land or a public good.
The purpose of the new roads and developments is to fix the constant traffic on Centerville Road that are a product of new schools and new housing developments…