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Concerned citizens breathed a sigh of relief when Manatee County approved changes to its comprehensive plan without language to allow new sea walls.

Citizens concerned about protecting the environment breathed a sigh of relief when Manatee County approved changes to its comprehensive plan without language to allow new sea walls for flood mitigation.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) of the United States Department of the Treasury entered into a December 20th Consent Order (“CO”) with Flagstar Bank, FSB...

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Have your say: Manatee County seeks input on plans to deal with flooding, sea level rise (Source: WVUE) By ABC7 Staff | March 1, 2021 at 8:32 AM EST - Updated March 1 at 8:32 AM MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County officials want the public’s opinion on proposed changes to the County’s Comprehensive Plan that will address the impacts of sea level rise and coastal flooding. In 2020, Manatee County completed an analysis of the Comprehensive Plan, focusing on the Coastal Element...

Florida State University News Faculty and Staff Briefs: January 2021 Published: HONORS AND AWARDS Gregory J. Harris, Ph.D. (College of Human Sciences) and  Earl Levison (Student Affairs) were recently selected as recipients of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award presented by the FSU Division of Student Affairs and the Center for Leadership and Social Change. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award was established in 1986 to honor a facul...