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Florida House passes ‘Park Preservation Act’ after public outcry
House members unanimously passed a bill (HB 209) that stemmed from a public outcry last year about a now-shelved plan that ...
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Florida House unanimously passes bill to protect state parks from development of pickleball courts, hotels
The measure follows outrage felt across the board last summer after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ...
Florida House passes ‘State Park Preservation Act’ after public outcry against development plan
House members unanimously passed a bill (HB 209) that stemmed from a public outcry last year about a now-shelved plan that ...
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The Florida House has passed a measure to protect state parks from development
The land management measure is called the “State Park Preservation Act." It passed the House floor, 115-0, and it preserves state land by limiting new development like pickleball courts, hotels, and ...
Egmont Key State Park opens after recovering from hurricane damage
Just north of Egmont Key is Fort De Soto State Park, home to North Beach, which also reopened in February after withstanding ...
Florida House passes bill to limit projects like golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks
Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed the state House ...
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Man fatally shot blue heron and mallard duck in Pinellas County: FWC
Officials said a man who shot and killed both a great blue heron and a mallard duck in Pinellas County was issued a citation.