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Summary of Land Proposals Received by USF Lakeland


Name of Donor Location Prior Land Usage Proposed
Acreage Donation
Endowments and/or
Gifts-in-kind
Contact Person Owner
Clear Springs Land Company, LLC
Hwy 60 east of Bartow, frontage on Hwy 60
Agricultural (sod farms and citrus groves)
365 acres
(160 acres is currently subject to an agricultural lease between CSLC, LLC and IMC-Agrico Co.)
$1.5 million for an eminent scholar program for Information Technology and Business
Susan M. Spelios, President
Clear Springs Land
Company, LLC
115 E. Van Fleet Dr.
Bartow, FL 33830
(800) 527-2165
(863) 534-1292
(863) 534-1294 (fax)
sspelios@aol.com
Clear Spring Land Company, LLC, Bartow, FL
Crescent Cross Cattle Company
Hampton Ranch - North Tract N side of State Road 540, E of Thornhill Road, W of Sprit Lake Road
Airport pasture since WWII
348 acres
Possible additional future tracts as needed ranging in size from 49.4 acres to over 183 acres each
Leigh & Lynn Hampton
3125 Thornhill Rd.
Winter Haven, FL 33880
(863) 668-9377
(863) 665-0809
(863) 667-3909 (fax)
Leigh & Lynn Hampton, Winter Haven, FL
Hacklake Forests
Immediately N and W of Ft. Meade on the W side of Hwy 17/98
Reclaimed phosphate land which has been contoured and planted as required
1175 acres with approximately 50% suitable for building construction
$250,000 cash equivalent contingent on adherence to acceptable time considerations for special engineering and testing
A.J. Hackl
Hacklake Forests
Mountain Lake
P.O. Box 832
Lake Wales, FL 33898
(863) 676-7254
(863) 676-8386 (fax)
ajhackl@aol.com
Hacklake Forests, LLLP, a family partnership of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hackl Lake Wales, FL
Old Florida Plantation
2 miles NE of downtown Bartow and 1 mile W of Bartow airport; W side of and frontage on Hwy 17
Reclaimed phosphate land 1/3 of which was reclaimed in the 1970's with the remainder being reclaimed by the current owners
436 acres (244 acres in Phase I and 192 acres in Phase II) to be donated to the University over time
Share the Master Plan and Campus Development Agreement/share the DRI currently approved for OFP
Louis L. Roeder III
Managing General Partner
Old Florida Plantation
7414 Sparkling Lake Rd
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 352-4194
(407) 363-9110 (fax)
OldFlorida@aol.com
Ltd Partnership:
Louis L. Roeder, III, Orlando, FL 10%;
LUC Lake Hancock, LP, (William T. Bright, 100% owner) Summersville, WV 85%;
James W. Allen, Jr. (limited partner) Lakeland, FL 5%
Williams Acquisition Holding Company, Inc.
SW quadrant of the intersection of Interstate 4 and the E entrance to Polk Parkway
Parcel 1 not previously mined; Parcel 2 reclaimed land previous waste disposal with unstable underlying clay; Parcel 3 Conservation area
518 Total Acres Parcel 1 = 163 acres(150 usable); Parcel 2 = 175 acres; Parcel 3 = 180 acres
Site interchanges to the property from I-4 and Polk Parkway
Mr. George Shahadi, Director
Corporate Real Estate
The Williams Companies, Inc.
P.O. Box 2400
One Williams Center
Suite 2200
Tulsa, OK 74172
(918) 573-2857
(918) 573-4049 (fax)
george.shahadi@williams.com
The Williams Companies, Inc., Tulsa, OK

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