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hatrack

(61,108 posts)
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:47 PM Nov 9

Buh-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 Florida’s 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 state’s 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

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Buh-Bye!! Head Of FL Environment Agency Quits 2 Months After Hotel/Golf/Pickleball Plan Leaked For 9 State Parks (Original Post) hatrack Nov 9 OP
Fuck this state. I have to live here, but between the hurricanes and rzemanfl Nov 9 #1
I'm sorry, there is no "Planet B" where civilization can be found. OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #2
You're in New York, which is Planet B compared to here. rzemanfl Nov 9 #3
I hear you, and yet... It ain't exactly utopia here either... OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #4

rzemanfl

(30,293 posts)
1. Fuck this state. I have to live here, but between the hurricanes and
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:56 PM
Nov 9

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)
2. I'm sorry, there is no "Planet B" where civilization can be found.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:07 PM
Nov 9

If you want to live in a civilized place, you’re going to have to help make it here.

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