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Governor has South Florida water officials reconsidering airplane use
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsGov. Rick Scott???s plan to sell off two state airplanes has prompted the South Florida Water Management District???s board to rethink its own use of aircraft. The district board, which is appointed by the governor, on Thursday plans to discuss......Tags: Rick Scott, Regional Authority, Fort Lauderdale, Everglades, Executive Branch
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Selling plane raises political questions for South Florida water board
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe South Florida Water Management District on Thursday agreed to explore selling the airplane used to ferry its officials across the state ??? an expense that through the years drew scrutiny from government auditors, state lawmakers and the Sun Sentinel....Tags: Rick Scott, Regional Authority, Fort Lauderdale, Executive Branch, Charlie Crist
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Governor's budget cuts could change the South Florida Water Management District
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsGov. Rick Scott???s proposed state budget cuts could cost the South Florida Water Management District $100 million, which district officials say would force significant changes at the agency that oversees flood control, water supply and Everglades...Tags: Regional Authority, Orlando, Charlie Crist, U.S. Sugar Corporation, Politics
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Chairman could soon be out at the South Florida Water Management District
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA new governor means a changing of the guard could be on the way for the South Florida Water Management District. The four-year-term of District Chairman Eric Buermann expires in March. As chairman, Buermann leads the nine-member board that oversees......Tags: Environmental Pollution, Regional Authority, Palm Beach County, Republican Party, Charlie Crist
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Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar moves forward
South Florida water managers on Friday opted not to use what was likely their last chance to back out of a $197 million Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. After more than two years of legal fights and financial problems, the South...Tags: Health, State Budgets, Miccosukee Tribe, Palm Beach County, Charlie Crist
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Everglades wading bird nesting increases during drought
Drought conditions straining South Florida water supplies could actually lead to a wading bird baby boom in the Everglades.
Wood storks, spoonbills, white ibis and great egrets are taking advantage of lower water levels in the Everglades water...Tags: Everglades, Florida, Lake Okeechobee, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Tougher South Florida watering rules resisted, despite drought concerns
Despite lingering drought conditions, South Florida water managers are so far resisting environmentalists’ call for tougher watering restrictions to try to stretch supplies.
A drier than normal start to the November-to-May dry season already...Tags: Water Supply, Golf, Energy Saving, Lake Okeechobee, Water Restrictions
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Everglades' levee fails to meet federal standards
New flood control concerns are surfacing about the 60-year-old, earthen levee that keeps the Everglades from swamping South Florida communities spread across former wetlands.
The Broward County portion of the East Coast Protective Levee fails to meet...Tags: Engineering, Science and Technology, Pembroke Pines, Armed Forces, Tropical Storms
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Rooney steps down from water district before big land deal decision
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsState House candidate Patrick Rooney Jr. has resigned his seat on the South Florida Water Management District board ??? avoiding a potentially controversial decision on a proposed $536 million Everglades restoration land deal. Rooney since 2007...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Everglades, Palm Beach County, Florida
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Scott’s Big Sugar protest disrupted by heckler linked to McCollum
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Andy Reid, Sun Sentinel WEST PALM BEACH — Gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott Thursday spoke out against a proposed $197-million Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. – and ended up in the midst of a Tea Party spat over the... -
Rick Scott gets rough reception at Tea Party protest over Crist's Everglades land deal
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsRepublican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott Thursday spoke out against a proposed $197-million Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. ??? and ended up in the midst of a Tea Party spat over the governor???s race. Scott was nearly drowned....Tags: Local Elections, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Lawyers
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