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Hurricane Ian recovery efforts: As SW Florida residents band together, they’re getting help from NE Florida first responders
Read full article: Hurricane Ian recovery efforts: As SW Florida residents band together, they’re getting help from NE Florida first respondersMore than two weeks since Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida, residents are trying to rebuild, but it’s a slow process.
Help is on the way: Northeast Florida officials role out Monday to extend a helping hand down south
Read full article: Help is on the way: Northeast Florida officials role out Monday to extend a helping hand down southLaw enforcement officials from all across Northeast Florida have packed up their things, gathered their crews and headed down south early Monday morning to help out fellow sheriff’s offices impacted by Hurricane Ian’s devastating aftermath.
DeSantis & Florida Cabinet agree to conserve 57-acre Fish Island
Read full article: DeSantis & Florida Cabinet agree to conserve 57-acre Fish IslandRon DeSantis and Cabinet members agreed Thursday to buy and conserve more than 900 acres of land across the state at a combined cost of just over $11 million. The land, which will be acquired with Florida Forever conservation funds, includes 717 acres within the Wakulla Springs Protection Zone in Wakulla County, 129 acres in Charlotte County and the 57-acre Fish Island in St. Johns County. Fish Island, the most expensive of the proposals at $6.5 million, is one of the last remaining undeveloped waterfront properties in St. Augustine. "We are so pleased that the Cabinet has agreed to move forward to purchase this property with Florida Forever funds and even more pleased that Fish Island will be preserved, McCarthy said. Without his leadership to fund Florida Forever in 2018, this project would not have been possible.
DeSantis, Cabinet eye land purchases
Read full article: DeSantis, Cabinet eye land purchasesRon DeSantis and Cabinet members next week will consider spending just over $11 million of Florida Forever conservation funds to acquire more than 900 acres in three parts of the state. The pieces of land targeted for conservation are 717 acres within the Wakulla Springs Protection Zone in Wakulla County, 129 acres in Charlotte County and the 57-acre Fish Island in St. Johns County. The land in Wakulla County, south of Tallahassee, would require $4.2 million from the state. The property connects the Apalachicola National Forest with the Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park. Department of Environmental Protection officials said they are seeking $2.54 million from the Federal Forest Legacy to reduce the cost.