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Related: About this forumBuh-Bye!! Head Of FL Environment Agency Quits 2 Months After Hotel/Golf/Pickleball Plan Leaked For 9 State Parks
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) The head of Floridas environmental protection agency is stepping down two months after a controversial proposal to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks was abandoned after sparking rare bipartisan opposition. Shawn Hamilton is being replaced as secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection by Alexis Lambert, chief of staff of the states bond finance division, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' office announced in a news release Thursday.
Hamilton said in an email to state employees obtained by the Tampa Bay Times that he was leaving to transition to the private sector after more than three years leading the Florida DEP.
The department unveiled the plans for the Great Outdoors Initiative in August and had planned a single hour of public hearings near the nine affected parks.
Opposition to the initiative transcended party lines, as top Republican legislative leaders and members of Congress, including U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, raised questions, along with Democrats and environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and the Cleo Institute.
Ed. - Yes, because there was an election coming up.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-environmental-protection-head-quits-2-months-after-backlash-of-plan-to-develop-state-parks/ar-AA1tHOX5
rzemanfl
(30,293 posts)the Repukes, I am sick to death of it and hope to find a way to move to a civilized place before I die.
OKIsItJustMe
(21,016 posts)If you want to live in a civilized place, youre going to have to help make it here.
rzemanfl
(30,293 posts)OKIsItJustMe
(21,016 posts)The red shift here was impressive (especially down state.)
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/11/politics/vote-shift-trump-election-dg/