Tuesday's Lakewood Ranch (FL) Herald reports on an unusual land use problem faced by a Bradenton, Florida Catholic parish. Since 1999, the presence of nesting bald eagles on a 14-acre site that Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church had acquired for a building has dictated the kind of development the rapidly-growing congregation can pursue. So far, it has kept its expansion within U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service guidelines that require a 330 foot buffer between buildings and nesting eagles, sometimes through the use of modular buildings. If the eagles ever leave, the church hopes to build a new sanctuary on the northeast quadrant of its land.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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"Apgar said the eagle is still on the church's land, affecting the building choices."
Whose land? The eagles were there first!
The eagles won't relocate, either. They not only mate for life, but they return every year to the same nest.
Stupid people. Build someplace else.
Perhaps they could just set out some benches, so both the congregation and the eagles could appreciate a few acres unimproved with modular units. Or if that smells too much like Deism, some fake rubber palms and plastic ferns could give it a real Catholic Church feel.
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