COUNTIES  

Keys News 

County approves $100M airport expansion project 

KEY WEST — The Monroe County Commission has unanimously approved plans and financial bonding for the $100 million Concourse A terminal expansion program at Key West International Airport. 

 

Click Orlando  

Sumter County using chickens to survey mosquito-transmitted diseases  

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Sumter County is working with mosquito-management workers to survey mosquito-transmitted diseases in the county — through the use of chickens. 

 

WTXL 

Addressing period poverty in Leon County  

21% of women in Leon County live at or below the poverty level. This means they may not be able to afford menstrual products. But a new county program and some community partners are stepping up to help. 

 

WGFL 

Alachua County Animal Shelter seeing lower numbers in the shelter  

Alachua County Commissioners meet earlier today, Aug. 23rd, to discuss the status of the Alachua County Animal Shelter. 

 

Fox 4 Now  

Hendry County leaders to discuss proposal to ban smoking in parks  

HENDRY CO, FLA — Hendry County Board of Commissioners will discuss a proposal to ban smoking in county parks. 

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

Fox 4 Now  

Officials say vacation rentals worsen housing crisis  

It’s a scenario you’re probably familiar with — you’re going on vacation, but don’t want to stay in a hotel, so you book a short-term rental. 

 

Bay News 9  

Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals  

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in the local hot springs. 

 

AROUND THE COUNT(R)Y  

Route Fifty  

From Book Stacks to Psychosis and Food Stamps, Librarians Confront a New Workplace  

As communities try to meet demand for social-net services, some librarians are finding their duties now extend beyond books and periodicals.