Seminole burial sites delay Everglades restoration project

The fate of 19 bodies exhumed from Seminole burial sites on land to be flooded for Everglades restoration has interrupted construction and will likely cause lengthy delays, require new plans, more construction and additional permits.

Although the South Florida Water Management District often encounters archeological artifacts and Native American remains, water managers say privately they had hoped to keep this case quiet because the remains have already been moved from the site, known as Compartment C. TO READ MORE....