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Hi-Oaks landowners ask Seminole to buy old River Cross property for preservation | Orlando Sentinel

By  | mcomas@orlandosentinel.com | Orlando Sentinel
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The Clayton family has long owned the 669 acres officially known as Hi-Oaks Ranch but sometimes listed as High Oaks. The land is tucked between Econlockhatchee River and County Road 419 — just north of the Orange County line.

“We love the land and the animals,” said Jonathan Clayton, who is helping coordinate the sale of his family’s property as vice president of Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc. “But we love people more. And we’d like to see the property benefit people.”

The family submitted an application to a county advisory board asking Seminole to purchase the land under the Seminole Forever program, which helps preserve land from development.

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Space industry growth fuels $3.5B+ development boom in Palm Bay | Orlando Business Journal

By J.C. Carnahan – Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal, Apr 1, 2025
The benefits of continued job growth along the Space Coast are beginning to trickle down to Palm Bay, where a building boom over the next several years is poised to transform south Brevard County.
Conrad Carter of Maury L. Carter Associates told OBJ the improved infrastructure has made Florida “a landing spot” in recent years for national and international investors looking to build or move into existing spaces. “When new roadways pop up, new areas get unlocked. Just look at the 429 Beltway circling and curving around Orlando or the I-75 corridor and the growth that has followed it.”
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