TELL SHOAF, SIMON YOU SUPPORT BOCC

Editor, The Sun:

Wakulla friends and neighbors,

Our commissioners need your support. On Monday, Aug. 7th, Commissioners Thomas, Hess, Nichols, Messersmith, and Kemp voted unanimously to work together with state representatives to purchase the proposed gas station land which lies atop the Wakulla Springs cave system.
This small parcel is located near the county border on Hwy 319 at its intersection with Hwy 267. If purchased by the state and managed by the county, this land could serve as a small park and place of welcome into our community. A Welcome to Wakulla County – Gateway to the Springs sign could remind those of us coming home from work and errands in Tallahassee to slow down and appreciate that we are back in one of the best places on Earth. A short, meandering interpretive trail on these few acres could explain that we live above one of the most complex and fantastic underwater cave systems in the world. Those passing through to St. George Island and 30A would be prompted to visit Wakulla Springs, the largest fresh-water spring in Florida, bringing revenue in to support our community.
Take three minutes and Google “contact Representative Jason Shoaf” and “contact Senator Corey Simon” which will bring you to their contact pages. Write them both a quick note telling them you support the goal of our commissioners. Then take another moment, if you have it, to send a note of thanks to our commissioners for their efforts to protect our drinking water and springs.

Kellie Keys
Crawfordville