West Central Florida Land Use Oral History Project

Interviewee

J. B. Starkey Jr.

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Interviewer

Bill Mansfield; University of South Florida Libraries -- Florida Studies Center.|Oral History Program; University of South Florida -- Tampa Library

Publication Date

1-23-2008

Date

2006-08-09

Abstract

J. B. Starkey Jr., a former cattle rancher and land manager, talks about how he is using his land holdings. He discusses his family history of ranching, the importance of preserving land, the development of Longleaf, Traditional Neighborhood Design, the Flatwoods Adventures project, ecotourism in Florida, and pressures from developers to sell land. He also outlines some of his concerns with the water supply in Florida.

Keywords

Land use, Water-supply, Rural, City planning, Florida, Pasco County

Subject: geographic

Florida; Pasco County

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Language

English

Media Type

Oral history; Online audio; interview

Format

audio/mp3

Identifier

W34-00009

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