'Not for sale:' Third day of protests flare up outside Honeymoon Island State Park

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The message was clear from more than 200 people gathered outside the entrance of Honeymoon Island State Park on Tuesday: Florida’s state parks are not for sale.

It was the third day of protests in front of Florida’s busiest state park after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection last week unveiled plans for major developments at nine parks, including golf courses, two hotels, cabins, pickleball courts and more.

While the groups behind the golf course plan have backed down, state environmental regulators have not indicated that they are abandoning their sweeping statewide initiative that has unleashed a flurry of bipartisan opposition.

At Honeymoon Island, the state wants to pave 7,200 square feet for four pickleball courts.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2024/08/27/not-sale-third-day-protests-erupt-outside-honeymoon-island-state-park/