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Management Goals <br /> In 2001, Indian River County developed a management plan which provided guidelines for <br /> natural and cultural resource management and development of public access facilities at Oyster <br /> Bar Marsh. The plan was revised in 2013 in order to meet requirements of the Preservation 2000 <br /> program, and to satisfy the special conditions contained in the County's Conceptual Approval <br /> Agreement with the FCT, Agreement#CAA/98-058-P8A. <br /> The primary goals of the County's management plan for Oyster Bar Marsh are to provide <br /> appropriate environmental education and outdoor recreation opportunities and bring the <br /> impounded wetland into the active RIM program of the Indian River County Mosquito Control <br /> District. <br /> Progress with the County's associated Development Plan has been severely limited by private <br /> ownership of key sections of the impoundment dike. Recent acquisition of most of these key <br /> sections (Subject Parcels) by the Land Trust will allow for the implementation of the County's <br /> Master Site Development Plan for Oyster Bar Marsh <br /> Acquisition History <br /> In 2001, the County purchased seven parcels within Oyster Bar Marsh from three private <br /> landowners, resulting in a total acquired project area of approximately 96 acres The seven <br /> parcels were purchased, in part, with funds from the Florida Communities Trust Preservation <br /> 2000 program (Figure 2). <br /> In August, 2015, the Indian River Land Trust purchased three parcels from VBF Investments <br /> totaling 26.88 acres for their appraised value. The three parcels are immediately south of the <br /> county-owned portion of Oyster Bar Marsh (Figure 2) <br /> In October, 2015, the Indian River Land Trust acquired the 2.62-acre eastern portion of property <br /> owned by Tri Fam Investments for a nominal fee. The parcel is located immediately south of the <br /> three parcels purchased from VBF Investments (Figure 2) <br /> Remaining Acquisition Challenges <br /> • Sevastopoulos Parcel — The 0 94-acre parcel occupies the southernmost portion of the <br /> project area and includes two sections of the impoundment dike, totaling approximately <br /> 2 <br />