About Rainbow Springs development

from the DEP springs site...."The Department of Community Affairs nominated Mr. Tim Collins, General Manager of Villages of Rainbow Springs. Mr. Collins was recognized for modifying a vested development to reduce the number of residential dwellings, increase open space for a conservation easement adjacent to the Rainbow Springs State Park and for using the Audubon International Program for the design and management of two future golf courses. The award was presented to Mr. Collins at a Springs Workshop in Ocala on May 8, 2002."

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/springs/happening/index.htm

"...The developers of The Village of Rainbow Springs, however, are trying to do things differently to protect for the long-term the natural resource that have drawn people here in the first place. According to Tim Collins, The Villages of Rainbow Springs strives for harmony, not only in terms of the residential atmosphere it creates for its residents, but more importantly, in its relationship with nearby Rainbow Springs and its spring-fed river. Collins sees the proximity of the spring as much more than just an economic asset distinguishing The Villages of Rainbow Springs from other developments. He sees it as a non-negotiable asset, and through the example he's setting by reducing the impacts of his own communities, he hopes to inspire other developers to do the same..."

http://www.floridasprings.org/protection/success/rainbow/