Title:
Landowner says he's not goading Lee Commissioner with goats on Mound Key
Accession#:
1996.01.00
Pubication Date:
2009
Object ID:
AC—0174
Collection:
KSHS Articles and Clippings
Author:
Whitehead, Charles
Summary:
Landowner Todd McGee, who owns part of Mound Key, has put up a fence and is allowing goats to live there.
Category:
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts
Notes:
CHARLIEWHITEHEAD Daily News Staff Writer
Todd McGee has really got Ray Judah's goat.
Actually the goat — or goats, since there are 15 of them — are McGee's. It's where he's keeping them that has Lee County Commission Chair—man Judah seeing red.
Judah learned this week through a local news story that McGee is now keeping goats on the last privately owned piece of Mound Key.
"I was so incensed with that photo I saw of Mound Key with goats on it," Judah said during Tuesday's commission meeting.
Judah twice mentioned McGee by name.
"It appears the property owner;to spite the county, has placed goats on extremely sensitive land environmen— tally and archeologically," he said. "You might as well drop a nuclear bomb."
Judah described McGee as "a spitefull property owner" as well as "shamefull" and "despicable."
McGee said he's simply trying to make some use of property that's been in his family for generations.
"We're not trying to tweak anyone," said McGee. "I'm sad to hear Ray said things against me. I told Ray a year ago if they weren't going to buy it we were going to start using it."
Grass doesn't grow there, McGee said, so you can't run horses or cows.
"We're trying to use our property to its highest and best use without damaging it," he said. "A heavy goat at best weighs 150 pounds. They don't eat grass. They eat only from about 3 inches high to what they can reach on their hind legs. The only other thing you can do out there is put in crops, and that disturbs the soil.
That would draw even more attention, attention McGee says he doesn't want.
Todd McGee has really got Ray Judah's goat.
Actually the goat — or goats, since there are 15 of them — are McGee's. It's where he's keeping them that has Lee County Commission Chair—man Judah seeing red.
Judah learned this week through a local news story that McGee is now keeping goats on the last privately owned piece of Mound Key.
"I was so incensed with that photo I saw of Mound Key with goats on it," Judah said during Tuesday's commission meeting.
Judah twice mentioned McGee by name.
"It appears the property owner;to spite the county, has placed goats on extremely sensitive land environmen— tally and archeologically," he said. "You might as well drop a nuclear bomb."
Judah described McGee as "a spitefull property owner" as well as "shamefull" and "despicable."
McGee said he's simply trying to make some use of property that's been in his family for generations.
"We're not trying to tweak anyone," said McGee. "I'm sad to hear Ray said things against me. I told Ray a year ago if they weren't going to buy it we were going to start using it."
Grass doesn't grow there, McGee said, so you can't run horses or cows.
"We're trying to use our property to its highest and best use without damaging it," he said. "A heavy goat at best weighs 150 pounds. They don't eat grass. They eat only from about 3 inches high to what they can reach on their hind legs. The only other thing you can do out there is put in crops, and that disturbs the soil.
That would draw even more attention, attention McGee says he doesn't want.
Object Name:
Article
Subcategory:
Need to Classify
People:
Teed, Cyrus (Koresh)
Phys Desc:
1p.
Publisher:
Bonita Banner — February 28, 2009
Publication Place:
Bonita Springs, Florida
Search Terms:
Archaeology
Environment
Mound Key——Lee County——Florida
Judah, Ray
McGee, Todd
County Commission——Lee County——Florida
Environment
Mound Key——Lee County——Florida
Judah, Ray
McGee, Todd
County Commission——Lee County——Florida
Subjects:
Environment
Mound Key——Lee County——Florida
Judah, Ray
McGee, Todd
County Commission——Lee County——Florida
Mound Key——Lee County——Florida
Judah, Ray
McGee, Todd
County Commission——Lee County——Florida