Polk County OHV Park

digginfool · July 23, 2012, 10:43:20 AM

I just saw where Polk County has awarded the design of an OHV park to Atkins North America. Atkins will develope the plans and construction documents with an anticipated construction start in April of 2013 to be ready for opening in September 2014. Anticipated capacity of the park is 700 vehicles per week. State of Florida provided $1.35 million in funds, matched by $337,000.00 by Polk County.

AintSkeered · July 23, 2012, 05:31:18 PM

Is it enough acres to keep urban vermin out of River Ranch?

Thunderdually · July 23, 2012, 06:12:38 PM

Some interesting reading on how the funds will be spent ..

http://www.polk-county.net/eAgenda/2012/May%2015,%202012%20Regular%20BoCC%20meeting%20on%20Tuesday,%20May%2015,%202012/381B35BF-A86A-4308-90F0-B839EF4DF53C.pdf

greenmachine · July 23, 2012, 07:48:48 PM

I guess it's ok for the county to open a park but God forbid a private land owner try to do it.
700 people per week??? How many per day?

AintSkeered · July 23, 2012, 08:11:36 PM

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-16/news/os-gopher-tortoise-survival-20120416_1_move-tortoises-matt-aresco-relocation

digginfool · July 24, 2012, 08:20:32 AM

Gopher tortoises are big money for the enviro crowd. I just paid $2,000.00 for a gopher tortoise survey on one of my jobsites, which was nothing more than a 'biologist' (read: goofy kid with a funny hat) walking around the work area looking for burrows and tortoises for about an hour. Manatees make good money for that crowd, too.

AintSkeered · July 24, 2012, 07:40:34 PM

Yep, steer clear of those vehicles with manatee license plates. Most don't know that license plate money pays for establishing MORE no wake zones, not less!

patches206 · July 24, 2012, 09:17:40 PM

Any idea on amount of acres?

Thunderdually · July 24, 2012, 09:53:51 PM

Quote from: patches206 on July 24, 2012, 09:17:40 PM
Any idea on amount of acres?

The park will be 11 miles south of Mulberry on a 216-acre site on County Road 630. http://www.theledger.com/article/20120515/POLITICS/120519609

greenmachine · July 25, 2012, 08:14:07 AM

that is not a lot of land. must limit to 100 per day riders since it said 700 per week. If they put 700 people in 216 acres there is bound to be wrecks.

Thunderdually · July 25, 2012, 11:12:16 AM

For those that want to know.. From what i can find this is the location of the park.. source of information http://www.polk-county.net/eAgenda/2012/May%2015,%202012%20Regular%20BoCC%20meeting%20on%20Tuesday,%20May%2015,%202012/0DB1E6D8-3FD3-4DAA-A430-9EA90BDDA6E2.pdf

Location

Dirty Brutes · July 25, 2012, 07:40:25 PM

Wow! 200 acres! That should be a fun hour worth of riding.

zman03 · July 26, 2012, 09:04:32 AM

216 acres is better than 0 acres here in south florida we have nothing!!!

Miami-dade county sucks!!!!!!!!!!!! :ThumbsDown.gif