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 Task Force brings together county leaders from across the country to examine what counties are doing to support young people facing homelessness and housing instability and to strengthen those efforts through local government action, public-private partnerships and cross-sector collaboration.   

 

WFLA 

Hillsborough County Launches Drone Blood Delivery Program 

Hillsborough County, FL – Hillsborough County emergency crews will soon use drones to deliver whole blood directly to patients experiencing life-threatening blood loss. 

 

CFPM 

Orange commissioners set to consider approval of e-bike rules 

Orange County commissioners will on Tuesday consider approving an ordinance to regulate electric bicycles, or e-bikes, and other micromobility devices. 

 

Bradenton Herald 

Escambia Clerk eyes court intervention after ‘retaliatory’ $1.1M budget cut 

In a split decision, Escambia County commissioners approved a nearly $894.5 million budget for the coming fiscal year, but not before a lengthy debate over whether the county should cut millions more from the budgets of the sheriff and other constitutional officers. 

  

Click Orlando 

Orange County commissioners to consider rapid transit plan 

STAR Plan would prioritize 8 transit corridors and launch a feasibility study 

 

News 4 Jax 

St. Johns commissioners deny two previously approved agricultural enclave applications 

  1. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Commission voted 3-2 to deny two agricultural enclave applications previously approved Aug. 19, following a debate over whether the properties met Florida’s statutory requirements.

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Click Orlando 

Florida homeowners more worried about insurance than property taxes, new poll finds 

Nearly two in three Florida homeowners say property insurance is a bigger concern than property taxes, even as tax reform dominates political headlines 

 

Florida Politics 

Seminole County Chamber rejects Amendment 3, warns most of its members oppose it 

‘This proposal is simply too drastic and too sudden.’ 

 

LEGISLATION 

Citrus County Chronicle 

Who pays for Citrus roads when fewer drivers buy gas? 

Citrus County has 1,900 miles of roads to maintain – and more than $700 million in repairs waiting, according to a recent Mott MacDonald study. 

 

Seeking Rents 

In the race for Florida governor, the fate of two sprawl-inducing state laws hangs in the balance 

St. Johns County is fighting back against Florida’s new “agricultural enclaves” law — an edict out of Tallahassee, pushed by lobbyists for developers, that makes it harder for local communities to slow suburban sprawl. 

 

FEDERAL  

Florida News 

Florida Bill Would Give FEMA Applicants 90 Days to Appeal 

FLORIDA – A bipartisan bill led by a Florida congressman would give disaster survivors more time to challenge FEMA assistance decisions. 

 

PARTNERS 

Florida Politics 

Spectrum expanding fiber-optic service to Polk County homes and businesses 

Spectrum also donated $50K to help Junior Achievement nonprofits to expand digital education.