From your local Real Estate Professional, the Florida Tolbert Team of Keller Williams Realty proudly serving the Vikings and Prairie Preserve area of Northern Okeechobee County.
Neighborhood: North Okeechobee County, Vikings, Prairie
For our neighbors, friends, and Real Estate investors, we are proud to share OFFICIAL NEWS on a major development that is sure to impact the Okeechobee, Vero Beach, Kissimmee, and even Orlando economy for years to come.
Florida Power has now cleared the final hurdles, issues, permits, and it is finally official information we can release to our neighbors, the long anticipated Okeechobee Clean Energy Center is about to get under construction. Why is this exciting news for Okeechobee and Vikings Real Estate buyers and sellers and the Okeechobee economy in general?
The new plant is going to employ at least 300 workers while under construction for just over 2 years and then ramp up to approximately 650 employees long term.
CLICK HERE to see an artist rendering of the amazing project.
This is a FACT Sheet of just why this project is so important for the Florida economy and the future project power needs due to the incredible growth patterns of new residents.
The economic impact to Okeechobee and surrounding areas is simply HUGE as seen by this statement released from FPL:
Major economic benefits
FPL’s Okeechobee Clean Energy Center will generate enormous economic benefits, primarily jobs and tax revenues. The facility will create an average of approximately 300 jobs during the two-year construction period – as many as 650 jobs during peak activity – and more than 30 permanent positions to operate it. In addition, it is expected to produce $238 million in new tax revenues to Okeechobee County, the school district, the regional water management district and other tax authorities from 2020 to 2049 – an average of nearly $8 million annually.
The facility will also produce indirect benefits through the purchase of goods and services from area businesses – from engineering and design firms to construction subcontractors, suppliers and service providers including service stations, restaurants, lodging and other businesses. Based on similar projects FPL has developed, construction activities alone are expected to have an overall economic benefit to the region of more than $500 million. In addition, the Okeechobee Clean Energy Center will produce clean, affordable electricity for our customers – enough to power more than 300,000 homes.
We have grown up in Okeechobee and we have been helping our neighbors for years to buy and sell real estate in this Northern End and now we can finally share wonderful news that should certainly result in growth of new sales and new homes and new investment opportunities within the Vikings and the rest of Okeechobee.
For those that own in this area, we stand ready to help you sell your property and for those looking to purchase, we are here for you as well.
With our extensive understanding of Wetlands, vegetation, new home construction, local laws and regulations, we are your primary source for accurate information on helping you, our real estate buyers and sellers to make informed decisions. Whether you are looking to buy for recreational use, or looking to all the Vikings your next home, call us today.
Here is a current list of all properties FOR SALE in the VIKINGS.
The Florida Tolbert Team of Keller Williams Realty is family owned and operated by 2 local folks who still have deep roots in this community as our parents have retired and still live here for over 30 years.
If you would like to find out what your property is worth in Okeechobee, simply CLICK HERE.
Kevin B Tolbert and Christine Goolsby Tolbert stand ready to help you with all your buying and selling needs and we are so excited to see our home town get some this HUGE to boost our local economy.
We want to thank FPL for all their years of hard work and staying the course on this amazing project and look forward to watching them grow for years to come.
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