Coastal News Today | FL - Volusia legislators file bill for seawalls; conservation groups are opposed coastalnewstoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from coastalnewstoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The decline of Floridaâs natural springs is obvious to see, through both the eye test and scientific data showing that many springs have experienced decreasing flows and increasing pollution.
Yet the deck is stacked against those seeking to stop, or even slow down, the groundwater withdrawals and nutrient pollution causing the problem.
In two recent cases, the efforts of groups advocating for springs were rejected by administrative law judges. The decisions give state regulators another excuse to do the bare minimum under laws intended to protect springs and the groundwater providing their flow as well as the stateâs drinking water supply.
People trying to save house on stilts in Cortez. (Source: WWSB) By ABC7 Staff | March 2, 2021 at 5:04 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 1:11 PM
CORTEZ, Fla. (WWSB) - A notable structure in Sarasota Bay has been ordered to be removed after years of legal action.
The house on stilts near the A.P. Bell Fish Company must be torn down, the court ruled. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection had been demanding that homebuilder Raymond Guthrie tear down the home while residents in the community tried to protect it.
Residents say this structure is a net camp and has been around for decades, rebuilt in 2017 after storms damaged the original structure. People say itâs an important part of Cortez Village because of that history.
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Tuesday s Daily Pulse | 3/2/2021
Florida’s unemployment fix could cost $244 million
State officials are asking for up to $244 million over the next five years to overhaul the unemployment system that failed for millions Floridians during the pandemic last year. During a Monday hearing before state senators, Department of Economic Opportunity Director Dane Eagle said the online unemployment system, known as CONNECT, “did a disservice to the people of Florida.” He said the system wasn’t worth saving, comparing it to an iPhone purchased in 2013 that had hardly been updated. The solution, he told senators, was spending up to $73 million on a new system, plus $24 million in maintenance and $146 million over five years in additional costs brought on by the pandemic. More from the Tampa Bay Times, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Orlando Sentinel.