COUNTY
Okaloosa Island Boat Basin reopened after several renovations made
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Once considered rundown and unsafe, the newly renovated Okaloosa Island Boat Basin was reopened to the public Thursday with vast improvements.
Your Observer
Manatee County Commissioners set plans for additional decrease in millage
Manatee County commissioners established plans Wednesday for a further reduction in the tentative millage rate for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Hometown News
Indian River County approves long range library plan
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – Indian River County commissioners have approved a five-year long range plan for the county library system. The plan will run from 2023-2027, providing guidance and a vision for the future.
OPIOIDS
Pensacola News Journal
Escambia seeks to curb opioid overdose with EMS CORE program
Escambia County Emergency Medical Services Manager David Torsell thought he’d seen it all after 26 years of working in public safety until he learned that on Wednesday an infant in Escambia County had to be given Narcan to be revived from an opioid overdose.
WASTEWATER
News-Press
Lee County: Think big about wastewater treatment improvements
Researchers with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) recently completed a study – published in top-tier peer-reviewed journal – revealing the frightening extent to which sewage contamination is a major water-quality issue in the Caloosahatchee River basin. The study took place in North Fort Myers, where more than two thousand buildings rely on septic. An estimated 100,000 septic tanks leak in Lee County.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Action News Jax
Changes to federal housing guidance unlocks extra funding for affordable housing
WASHINGTON D.C. — There’s a shortage of more than seven million affordable housing units nationwide. The need comes as high demand and rent prices soar throughout the country.
Tampa Bay Times
Hillsborough boosts affordable housing options
TAMPA — Hillsborough County commissioners put an emphasis Thursday on building more affordable housing for renters and home buyers.
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