COUNTY 

WESH 2  

Orange County Commission to discuss transportation tax proposal  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Leaders in Orange County are set to discuss the proposed transportation sales tax. Commissioners voted in April to put the penny sales tax proposal on the November ballot. 

 

WPBF 

Commissioners in Palm Beach County vote unanimously on 60-day notice for rent increases and terminations  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Commissioners in Palm Beach County unanimously voted 7-0 on Tuesday to change the current rental code. 

 

Palm Coast Observer 

Flagler County commissioners back slight tax rate decrease, look for potential cost savings 

After committing to reduce the property tax rate without cutting funding for law enforcement and fire rescue, Flagler County commissioners at a Sept. 12 meeting looked elsewhere to cobble together savings for the coming year’s budget. 

 

Palm Coast Observer 

County considers industrial park to diversify tax base 

Funding to add a new industrial park in Flagler County could be on the county government’s lists of requests to state legislators this year. 

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

Spectrum News 13 

Commissioners to hold public hearing for affordable housing  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County leaders will address the affordable housing crisis at a public hearing on Tuesday. 

 

WATER 

Spectrum News 13 

‘Seminole Forever’ program to safeguard water resources  

Seminole County commissioners are working on an ordinance this month to acquire land critical to conservation efforts, like protecting water, because most drinking water comes from aquifers underground that naturally filter and hold groundwater. 

 

FOX 4 Now 

Lee County partners with company to help treat algae problem in North Fort Myers  

FORT MYERS, Fla. — From the greenish color of the water to the odor that comes from it, now the work to handle the blue-green algae bloom is in North Fort Myers. 

 

WCTV 

Leon Co. Commission takes up septic tank upgrades for Wakulla Springs  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Leon County Commissioners are expected to discuss accepting a $1.11 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection at Tuesday’s meeting to safeguard Wakulla Springs.