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Don't know if it is still there along a small portion of the shoreline, you could see chunks of the old pilings. Yes, the mound covers the pilings. It is not an Indian mound at the point. From what I was able to find out a permit had been issued (#1184 in 1981, 49 condos) but apparently cancelled for work suspended or abandoned, then restored per the Construction Code Board of Appeals, then shut down when they were not approved for a wastewater permit (septic) by the state. The developers sued the county but lost. Yes it was acquired by the state and Manatee County took over the management into a preserve through a management plan with the state. To expand it would be a boon for the county. The state has expressed that they are willing to buy it at an approved appraisal value after the county buys it, reimbursing the appraisal and the county would pay the difference. This will end up less that the county paid for Crooked River. And less than the $30 million for the finished veterans park. This is the kind of land the voters wanted when voting for a tax for environmentally sensitive land. So what the owner wants to keep 4 acres. It is immediately adjacent to the subdivision of Amberwynd and will not impact development of the addition to the preserve.