COUNTY 

Bradenton Herald 

Brevard scored millions in state funding. Here’s what it means 

When people ask what happens during the legislative session, they often think only about the bills that become law. 

  

Stet News 

Putting a price on public beaches: County weighs parking fees 

Proposal would raise $7 million a year toward balancing county’s $2.2 billion spending plan. 

 

WTXL 

Wakulla County may raise the fire fee 

Commissioners approved raising the fire services fee to $277 and plans separate EMS fee currently funded by property taxes. 

 

The Apopka Voice 

Orange County launches free boot camp to help small businesses navigate county services  

Four-part “Opening Doors” series will guide entrepreneurs through zoning, permitting, business development and procurement opportunities 

 

CFP Public 

Orange County seeks to give Vision 2050 another try without breaking state law 

Orange County staff will update commissioners Tuesday on efforts to bring the county’s new comprehensive plan, Vision 2050, into compliance with a controversial state law that restricts local government planning. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Longboat Key News  

Not Just Sarasota: Across Florida, Governments Are Freezing Hiring Before the November Tax Vote  

From Citrus County to Leon to Fort Myers, Florida governments are freezing hiring and drafting severance plans months before a single vote is cast — while the fight over whether Amendment 3 is overdue relief or a cost shift heads toward a November reckoning. 

 

Islander News 

What’s happening with Florida’s property tax amendment? Plenty of opposition, almost no campaign for it 

Business leaders expect confusion over Amendment 3 as voters prepare to decide whether to begin phasing out homeowner property taxes 

 

Orlando Sentinel  

Commentary: The fate of property taxes in our laboratory of democracy  

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called state and local governments “laboratories of democracy,” places to test policies without risking the entire country.   

 

WETLANDS 

Tampa Bay Times 

‘A handout to developers’? New Florida law has meant more Tampa Bay wetlands filled in 

More than 32 acres of wetlands were destroyed in Hillsborough County under the new law. 

 

DATA CENTERS 

Bradenton Herald 

Flagler moves ahead with data center moratorium amid calls for clarity  

BUNNELL – With continued concerns over the potential impacts data centers may have on communities across the country, Flagler County is trying to get ahead of any major issues. 

 

WPBF 

Judge denies emergency motion to block Palm Beach County data center project 

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A Palm Beach County Circuit Court judge denied an emergency motion for a temporary injunction to halt or delay Project Tango, a proposed data center project in western Palm Beach County.