COUNTY 

ABC 7 

Sarasota County talks beach smoking ban  

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – At a meeting last week, Sarasota County Commissioners decided they will discuss adding a smoking ban to county beaches. Commissioner Mark Smith is pushing for the ban as a way to keep pollution off the beaches. 

 

Florida Today 

County Commissioner Zonka in line to be Brevard health administrator  

Brevard County Commissioner Kristine Zonka has been selected to be administrator of the Florida Department of Health in Brevard. 

 

WGCU 

Everglades reservoir underway, but there’s new concerns over whether it will work  

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground on the first stage of a sprawling reservoir — nearly as big as Manhattan — being built on farm fields in western Palm Beach County. It’s expected to take at least eight years to complete. 

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT  

WLRN 

Broward leaders eye new recycling solutions as landfill nears capacity  

South Florida is bad at recycling. Broward County leaders are planning to change that 

 

CYBER SECURITY 

Route-Fifty 

Cyber Training Expands to Local Leaders  

The National Cybersecurity Center will offer the training every two years, and push local governments to take advantage of free resources and information-sharing. 

 

AROUND THE COUNT(R)Y 

Route-Fifty 

Demand Heats Up for Grants Management Solutions  

With state and local entities having to track extraordinary numbers of grants, thanks to unprecedented amounts of pandemic-related federal funding, the search for software that can simplify grants management is on.