The New York Times reported Young’s connection to a $10 million appropriation he earmarked for Coconut Road in Florida. [New York Times, 6/7/2007]

Down near Fort Myers, Coconut Road begins at the Gulf of Mexico, but does not quite make it to I-75, which is the main north/south highway running through Florida. Daniel Aronoff, a real estate developer who owns 4,000 acres along Coconut Road, helped Young raise $43,000 in campaign contributions.