FAC News Clips

COUNTY  Cape Coral Breeze  County commissioners discuss impact of, solutions for Amendment 3   An increase in the homestead tax exemption from $50,000 to $250,000 under a proposed state referendum [...]

COUNTY  WESH  Demings backs more than $800M in tourism-tax projects, including $46M for UCF  Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is proposing more than $800 million in tourist development tax funding [...]

PROPERTY TAXES  Bradenton Herald  If Amendment 3 is so great, why do so many oppose it? | Letter   Few are fooled by Amendment 3    Bradenton Herald  $40 million [...]

COUNTY  Spectrum News  Volusia County data center ban heads to first reading  DELAND, Fla. — Volusia County leaders are set to discuss a proposed ordinance that would ban large-scale data [...]

COUNTY  Sun Sentinel  Developers and residents weigh in on new Ag Reserve plan  A new vision for the Palm Beach County Agricultural Reserve is closer to reality after many people [...]

ENVIRONMENT   WMNF  Florida faces bigger role in wetland protection after federal changes  Environmental activists, legal experts, and community leaders gathered in Fort Myers to discuss changes to federal wetland [...]

COUNTY  WFTV  E-bike speed limits set at 10 mph in Orange County  Orange County ordinance limits e-bike speed on sidewalks to 10 mph    WCTV  Jefferson County plans year-long celebration [...]

COUNTY  National Association of Counties  Youth Housing and Homelessness Task Force   Launched as part of NACo President George Dunlap's Building Better Futures presidential spotlight, the Youth Housing and Homelessness [...]

COUNTY  WOKV  Jacksonville City Council President celebrates flat budget that fully funds public safety  Jacksonville, Fl — The morning after an 18-1 vote, Jacksonville City Council President Nick Howland celebrated [...]

COUNTY  Bradenton Herald  St. Johns County intends to fight state's new agricultural enclave law   St. Johns County officials are preparing a legal and legislative fight against Florida's agricultural enclave [...]