An employee enters the Department of Community Affairs headquarters where more than 20 workers were told last week they're being laid off.With some state planners being handed their pink slips this week, the question arises over what really happened to the debate over the fate of Florida's growth management agency -- the Department of Community Affairs?There was no debate, really. Perhaps because
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Session could have been worse but it was still bad, environmentalists say
Posted on 07:12 by Unknown
The Florida legislative session went off track early Saturday, taking several bills with it that were supported by business and industry groups and opposed by environmentalists.But environmentalists were not in a celebratory mood as the Legislature passed bills gutting state growth management and placing the burden of proof on those who file legal challenges against state permits."It was not as
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Final day of session: Energy dead but growth overhaul, septic bills very much alive
Posted on 18:55 by Unknown
Growth management, fertilizer and septic tanks are some of the environmental issues awaiting action by the Legislature on Friday, its final scheduled day of the regular session.Renewable energy, permitting and growth management were the big three issues heading into the session. There also was an outcry from some rural residents against last year's requirement that septic tanks be inspected every
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Bennett says he now wants to shift burden of proof to challengers
Posted on 09:48 by Unknown
A provision that was stripped out of a House permit streamlining bill last week after environmentalists denounced it was back Wednesday as a proposed amendment to a Senate rulemaking bill.The amendment to SB 1382 would place the burden of proof on those who challenge state environmental permits. The amendment by Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, mirrors a provision that was taken out of HB 991 last
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