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Eight Reasons a Free-Flowing Ocklawaha River Makes Economic Sense
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Eight Reasons a Free-Flowing Ocklawaha River Makes Economic Sense
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A team of economists, science and tourism experts have jointly outlined the strong economic benefits of breaching the Rodman/Kirkpatrick Dam to create a free-flowing Ocklawaha River, reconnecting Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha and St. Johns rivers. Here is a summary of that collective, far-reaching economic data.
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Click below to download the brief.
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What the Economics Say
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Returns a $50 million net benefit over 10 years
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Removes an estimated $57 million dam safety risk
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Increases regional visitor traffic by a
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Improves Marion and Putnam Counties economy
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Complete Economics Overview
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See the eight-minute economic segment from our new documentary – The Great Florida Riverway.
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Free The Ocklawaha Coalition. For a list of our members click here .
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