Summary
A 212-acre wetlands mitigation bank will restore wetlands damaged by pine plantation operations and protect them forever under a conservation easement, generating mitigation credits developers must buy when they impact wetlands elsewhere. Preservationists support the restoration but want careful watch on how credits are used.
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Last discussed Jul 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
No city appropriation; the project is privately sponsored and restores land currently in timber production.
The watershed, wildlife habitat and developers who need local wetland mitigation credits.
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