REBUILD FLORIDA MITIGATION GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM $148 million has been awarded to communities through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The program allows local governments to develop large-scale infrastructure projects to make communities more resilient to future disasters. To see the communities who were awarded funds, go here. HURRICANE Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
BLACK BEARS The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Tennessee studied data collected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2015 and estimated there are 4,030 bears in Florida, which is lower than the estimate of 4,350 originally reported in March. FWC Executive Director Nick Wiley says that the black bears have rebounded Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
RAPE KIT BACKLOG The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says there are over 13,435 sexual assault kits that were collected but never submitted for testing. FDLE estimates it could cost between $9 – $32 million and take between three and nine years for the lab work to be completed. Congress has authorized federal grants to Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
SILVER SPRINGS WATER PERMIT The St. John’s Water Management District recently approved an application by Canadian billionaire and Ocala ranch owner Frank Stronach to pump 1.46 million gallons of water per day from the popular Silver Springs in Marion County. At a recent hearing, several dozen opponents stated that the pumping will do significant damage Read more about Issues of Interest[…]