Golf course owners getting improper tax exemption after quiet sale [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents across Florida are pushing back against more development, including people in the Tarpon Woods golf community in Pinellas County.

They’re worried the course could be converted from greenspace into more homes.

News Channel 8 learned that the charity that owned the golf course sold it to an LLC two years ago.

When 8 On Your Side looked into the sale to get answers for the people who live in Tarpon Woods, there were some additional questions.

Turns out, the Pinellas County property appraiser has some questions of his own.

Bill Nobles grew up in Tarpon Woods, a community in Pinellas County. He said his aunt built the first house in the neighborhood and his parents built the second.

Earlier this month, Bill Nobles stumbled on a permit that spiraled into an outraged community with hundreds of questions.

“Why did you lie to us?” Nobles said. “Why did you go this route?”