Rally held to save Sand Hill Reservation

Dozens of residents and Eagle Scouts protested the potential sale of a portion of the Sand Hill Scout Reservation in Brooksville on Sunday afternoon. The 1,400-acre property was gifted to the Boy Scouts by the late property owner, Larry Die Polder, who passed away in 1978. In his will, he dedicated it to the Boy Scouts to use and cherish. In the event the organization wanted to sell the property, Die Polder asked for Hernando County to take it over and turn it into a park for residents to use. In a blog post responding to confusion over the property, the Boy Scouts of America Greater Tampa Bay Council wrote it has unrestricted access to the property.

"To reaffirm our clear title and unrestricted use of the property, the Council sought judicial clarification from the Hernando County Circuit Court," the post reads. "In January 2024, the Court confirmed the Council’s full rights over the Sand Hill property. " "If a sale proceeds, it will be followed by a thorough six-month due diligence period.