Perfect Timing by Malwitz-Jipson For Rum Island Park
At the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, November 15, a workshop dealing with the fate of Rum Island Park was held. In a recent article in the Lake City Reporter, […]
Call To Action: Columbia Co. BOCC Regarding Rum Island Park TODAY THURSDAY NOV. 15
Today at 5:30 the Columbia County commissioners have Rum Island Park on the agenda. Please come and tell them how you use the park and how you would like the park to be. The information […]
Little Kickback From New Septic Regs
Mr. Terry Hansen from the Florida DEP presented the new regulations on some residential septic tanks. These will go into effect on July 1, 2018, along with the new BMAP regulations, of which it […]
Second Meeting of Friends of Rum Island Park
The second meeting of Friends of Rum Island Park met tonight, Tues. May 29, 2018 at the park. A few of the people from last week were in attendance, but many new ones appeared. […]
North Florida Land Trust Puts 522 Acres in Conservation in Columbia Co.
Steve Patterson of the Jacksonville Times Union has written the following article describing a land purchase which will ensure conservation in Columbia County. Great news for Florida and for our county. Comments by […]
Rum Island Vendor Blames Park Patrons
The Lake City Reporter writes more today about the negative issues at Rum Island Park, not far from OSFR headquarters. The article is by Carl McKinny but sorry we cannot provide a link. The photos […]
Finally Real Toilets At Rum Island Park
New toilets are coming to Rum Island Park. Thanks largely to Sierra Club Organizer and OSFR Advisor Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson for her tireless concern, the county, after years and years of neglect, has now […]
Columbia County Gets a D Minus
Hurricane Irma left its destruction in Columbia County, and for the most part, those in charge were able to deal with it. Some affected by the record- breaking flood waters of the Santa Fe, however, […]
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