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Vacancies block Florida board from meeting on land preservation grants
Gov. Ron DeSantis hasnât filled two seats on the Florida Communities Trust board, leaving its meeting for awarding $10 million in grants unscheduled.
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Brad Husserl, 60, of Tarpon Springs, left Don Richter, 64, of Palm Harbor, second from left, Kay Carter, 68, Tarpon Springs, second from right, listen as Kay s husband Tex, 68, speaks Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 in Tarpon Springs. The group formed a nonprofit called WK Preservation Group Inc. in March in order to save the approximate 14 acres of land located along Klosterman Road in Tarpon Springs. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
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Both Pinellas County groups that submitted state applications for a limited amount of 2021 land acquisition dollars were already facing stiff competition.
The New Jersey Business and Industry Association says if the DEP changes regulations based on sea level rise projected to take place in 80 years it would be unwise and harmful.
Florida Lawmakers Unveil $100M Plan to Tackle Climate Change, Sea Rise
Low-lying Florida, surrounded by the sea, is one of the most vulnerable U.S. states to ocean level rise driven by climate change. State Republican legislative leaders on Friday announced a $100 million-a-year plan to tackle the issue.
House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, said at a news conference that measures in the upcoming session of the Legislature would address flooding and sea level rise.
“With sea level rise, we are seeing that risk grow exponentially, from storm surge and tidal flooding to groundwater and flash flooding. The impacts are devastating,” Sprowls said.
Home Prices Are Falling in These Cities-While They re Rising Just About Everywhere Else
Home Prices Are Falling in These Cities-While They re Rising Just About Everywhere Else
Home prices are rising nearly everywhere due to record-low mortgage rates and a lack of homes for sale-except for these places where prices are falling.
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Everyone by now has some familiarity with America s daunting pandemic-era real estate math: Take an all-consuming demand for new homes and bigger spaces, add in low mortgage rates and historically paltry inventory levels, and it all equals home prices that are skyrocketing to unheard of heights. And it seems to be happening just about everywhere.