Building of new reservoir to save Lake Okeechobee could be sped up
Finally, some good news on the EAA Reservoir Project: The South Florida Water Management District submitted permit applications to start building a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. Summer of 2018 ...
Tremendous Victory for Everglades Restoration
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida’s efforts to restore the Everglades received a $60 million boost Monday from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Photo: Adbar [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]Monday, the DOT matched ...
Washington Post Story : An In-Depth Look at Pineland Prairie
He wants to give Martin County a new town Proposed Pineland Prairie Town Center BY THOMAS HEATH, THE WASHINGTON POST "Kiplinger, 71, is inventing a city of 10,000 people that will rise ...
Story: Virgin/Brightline/FEC Trains about to become Quieter. Deadlier, Too?
By Marie Puleo, Pompano Beach Reporter "There have been dozens of deaths and injuries in Broward and Palm Beach Counties on the FEC Railroad tracks since the launching of Brightline ...
Veto HB 7103: Our Letter to the Governor
In the last few days of the 2019 legislative session, HB 7103 became a magnet for bad amendments that would undermine the power of locally elected officials and citizens to ...
“HB 7103 Strips Away Voice of M.C. Citizens”
Martin County Commissioner Harold Jenkins urges Governor DeSantis to veto HB 7103 in a letter sent on behalf of citizens in District Three. (Hobe Sound as well as a portion of ...
Urge Gov. DeSantis to Veto HB 7103
Martin County has a well thought out Comprehensive Plan for future growth. State officials are actively working to hijack all growth planning from local authorities. From our Colleagues at 1000 ...
Governor Announces New “Blue-Green Algae Task Force”
From Ed Killer, Treasure Coast Newspapers Summer of 2018 HOBE SOUND — Gov. Ron DeSantis has placed a special emphasis on Florida's environment since taking office, and Monday was one ...
Support Forever Florida Funding Now
After voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment 1 in 2014, legislators misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars in conservation funds for administrative overhead in state agencies, including vehicles and insurance policies. Conservation ...