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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
EPA approves Chassahowitzka
Real Estate Today
Who’s Buying?
Sewer Project
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
about $95K today. For local examples, I just
received a 1,300 sq ft site built
Grant Money to Fund Construction
Every month there is always a cer-
foreclosure home in the excel-
tain percentage of people who are retiring
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed the Chassahowitzka Area
lent Sugar Mill Woods sub-di-
to Florida. These buyers are primarily from
Sewer Projects and authorized EPA funds to Citrus County for wastewater infrastructure in
vision for an incredible $76K
the northeastern states. Since their home be-
the amounts of $192,900, $240,600, and $716,800. The estimated cost of the proposed
asking price. Even though this
ing sold in the north east is usually more ex-
project is $9,179,514; the remaining $8,029,214 match will be provided by grant funds
is a ridiculous low price, you
pensive than the average home here in
from the State of Florida and the South West Florida Water Management District
investor types can call me to-
Florida, they will be coming here with a lot
("SwiftMud") grant funds, and local funds.
day, and make a low ball offer
of cash to buy, or a big down payment.
The project is located in the Crystal-Pithlachascotee watershed, Hydrologic Unit
that is even less.
No matter what the rest of the
Code 03100207, and will provide wastewater collection service to the existing 605 resi-
Another Sugar mill woods bargain
economy is doing, these retirees will have
dential properties in the Chassahowitzka area. The area consists of low-lying land in the
is a very nice 2,100 sq ft home with an ask-
cash reserves for a home purchase that will
southwestern area of Citrus County that is presently served by septic tanks and package
ing price of only $123K. If you are an inves-
not be predicated on the economy at large,
plants which have degraded the Chassahowitzka River and area springs.
tor, or just want a super deal on a foreclo-
but simply on their desire to come to a warm
Construction for the project will include 110,000 feet of gravity sewer lines and
sure property, give me a call. If you are a be-
state. Remember that retirees from Con-
force mains, 605 wastewater service laterals, 160 manholes, and 9 sewage lift stations, to
ginning investor, I have a one night "invest-
necticut, New York, or New Jersey will most
connect the 605 residential properties to the existing Citrus County wastewater collection
ment 101" course that I have been giving for
likely be selling a home in the $400,000.
and treatment system.
over 15 years. I have an excellent record of
Range, and after paying off their mortgage
The project involves minor expansion of the system capacity and WILL NOT: **cre-
helping beginning, and experienced investors
they usually have over $200k cash left for
ate new discharge to surface or ground water, **relocate existing discharge or **substan-
make money in foreclosures, and other dis-
their new Florida home.
tially increase the amount of discharge or the loading of pollutants into the receiving water,
tressed properties. I do this by making in-
I was up in the Sam's club on Hwy
**have the capacity to serve a population more than 30% greater than the current popula-
vesting knowledgeable, and fun at the same
200 and I-75 this week and the average age
tion, **be in conflict with state or regional growth strategies, or **relate to upgrading or
time.
of the shoppers was well over the 65 year
extending infrastructure systems for future development.
Give me a call, I would love to help
old category, which is great. That 200 corri-
The Florida DEP determined that no historical, archaeological or cultural resources
you, and I will be happy to co-broke with
dor is loaded with active retired cash buy-
will be adversely affected. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that no wetlands
other local real estate professionals. For a
ers.
or other environmentally important natural resource areas will be adversely affected by the
change of pace, I wish to start recommend-
Get your home on a "retirement
project. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found no listed, proposed or candidate species
ing a few good books about Florida, written
website", and you may have an opportunity
present in the project area. The documentation to support the decision is on file at the
in the same relaxed fashion I try to emulate.
to sell your property to a retiree from up
offices of the Citrus County Engineering Project Manager and is available for public view-
My first recommendation is "Weird Florida"
north. Our next group of buyers are inves-
ing by contacting Quincy Wylupek at (352) 527-5479.
written by Charlie Carlson who has been de-
tors. Indicators have recently shown that in-
If new information is supplied, indicating that at least one of the extraordinary
scribed as a folk -historian and tenth genera-
vestor buyers are actually the main group
circumstances applies or that the action does not meet the qualifying criteria for a categori-
tion Floridian.
energizing present sales.
cal exclusion, the EPA will withdraw the categorical exclusion and proceed with further
Darryl and Vicki Diamond and the
In my other market of the
environmental review. New infomation should be addressed to: Bob Freeman, P.E.; Con-
entire "Diamond Team" have the many years
Kissimmee/south Orlando area, sales have
struction and Technical Assistance Section; Water Management Division; EPA Region 4; 61
of experience required to handle all of your
picked up recently with investors buying most
Forsyth Street, SW; Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960 - or faxed to (404) 562-9318.
professional real estate needs. Please call
of the properties. A little bad news is that
Diamond Investments Inc. anytime at 352-
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homes that sold for $180K to $200K two
447-4442. I'll see you around "The Campus".
years ago, are selling as foreclosures for
front of it; but was unable to intercede due to the civil rather than criminal nature of the
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Association secretary Trish Ford said that the dispute was over several concrete
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