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Florida law enforcement is working to clear squatters from an island they’ve outfitted with an elaborate treehouse, “welcome center,” and trampoline.
“TRESPASS NOTICE You are ordered to leave the island within 48 hours,” signs posted by the Florida Police Department on an island in Port Orange.
The island, according to a video posted by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, is dotted with several handcrafted wooden structures, including an elaborate four-story tree house and other cabins made from what appear to be old wood and tree branches.
The sheriff’s office on Friday assisted members of the Port Orange Police Department, South Daytona Police Department and Florida Fish and Wildlife by posting no trespassing signs at the squatters’ camp. The island is located near Dunlawton Bridge in Port Orange, with social media commentators calling it “good ole meth island” and “Gilligan’s Island”.
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Welcome Center sign on an island near Dunlawton Bridge in Port Orange where squatters have built a camp. (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
“Parts of these islands are overrun with campgrounds, trash, wooden structures, towers, and even a trampoline. For anyone who enjoys the beauty of this area, this is a step toward returning it to nature,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote. from Volusia on Facebook.
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The campground appeared empty when police posted the No Trespassing signs on Friday.
Constructions at the squatter camp on an island near the Dunlawton Bridge in Port Orange. (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
The video shows that the squatters have tried to decorate the island, including painting hearts on beams of a building, hanging old license plates on buildings like paintings, installing a trampoline and posting a sign directing visitors to the “Welcome Center”. from the island leads.
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Trampoline on a Florida island where squatters built a campground. (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
“It’s pretty impressive, honestly. The number of structures has grown exponentially over the past few years,” a law enforcement official says in the video.
Tree house on an island at the Dunlawton Bridge in Port Orange. (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
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Commentators on Facebook debated the trespassing signs, with some claiming the island is a “great place to visit” while others called for the island to be cleared. One commenter said the area feels unsafe after nightfall.
“There is no sanitation on the island, it is a rubbish dump,” one commenter wrote.
Some Facebook commenters said the island is a “great place to visit”, while others called for it to be cleaned up. (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
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The camp is one of several near the Dunlawton Bridge, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
