News is swirling early this week about a pending announcement that South Florida Water Management District plans to buy one of the largest agricultural operations in the state. Formal announcements are expected Tuesday about the pending purchase of U. S. Sugar Corporation, but already there is concern growing among masses of folks and local businesses in the region, for obvious reasons. Some are asking questions about the source of the money for the purchase at a time of such economic uncertainty, approximately 1.2-plus billion dollars. Others want to know what may become of the towns and jobs that could be so severely impacted. And already we’ve gotten other calls pondering what may have precipitated the purchase plan to begin with. Some even believe it’s a step toward a water management district plan to rid south Florida of agriculture in the future. This will be an interesting story to watch develop.