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Published on: 11/13/2008
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The deal, which would put 181,000 acres of land farmed by U.S. Sugar into the state's hands at a cost of $1.34 billion, is fantastic and historic, said David Reiner, a Miami attorney who heads Friends of the Everglades.
The problem, he said, is that the state has put off all the other restoration projects that were in the works.
"The area's being destroyed day by day," Reiner said.
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Reiner also offered accolades.
"Anytime you can take that many acres out of a polluter's hands, that's great, that's perfect," Reiner said, adding that of the three great pitches that politicians have made for Everglades restoration over the years, Crist's has the most substance.
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"It doesn't mean we should shutter all of the other plans just to complete this one," Reiner said.