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Thursday, 24 February 2011

Legislators pushing ahead with major rewrite of growth laws

Posted on 07:42 by Unknown
The Florida House and Senate both are taking up major rewrites of the state's growth management laws, according to the key committee chairmen in each chamber.Gov. Rick Scott has proposed eliminating the Florida Department of Community Affairs and laying off most employees while moving its planning functions to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Meanwhile, a coalition of groups,
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