COUNTY 

Wink News 

DeSoto County data center blocked – again 

Commissioner Elton Langford and J.C. Deriso voted in favor of the project. Commissioner Jerod Gross and Judy Schaefer voted against it. 

 

QYK 

Pinellas County Takes No Vote on Removing License Plate Reader Cameras Amid Privacy Concerns  

Pinellas County commissioners did not vote Tuesday on a resolution to remove automated license plate reader cameras from county property and end related contracts and data-sharing agreements 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Florida Politics 

Gov. DeSantis says state can fund ‘bedroom communities’ if Amendment 3 passes 

Big cities would be on the hook for the rest of the state at the discretion of state lawmakers and the Governor. 

 

Hoodline 

Florida Public Safety Leaders Oppose Amendment 3 

Public safety leaders from across Florida have voiced opposition to Amendment 3, the property-tax measure headed to voters on November 3.   

 

Bradenton Herald 

Florida Amendment 3 decision guide: Cut your taxes or protect government spending? 

As Amendment 3 gets closer to reaching the ballot in Florida, it’s become more divisive. 

  

STATE  

Bradenton Herald 

‘Seminole Wind’ started as ‘a good Florida song.’ Now it’s an anthem 

Country star John Anderson set out to write a “good Florida song.” And now “Seminole Wind” is so much more than that. 

  

AROUND THE COUNT(R)Y 

Route-Fifty 

How one city made drones a ‘resource’  

Fort Collins, Colorado’s public safety agencies initially used drones to help with its first response.