COUNTY 

WESH 2 

Seminole County first responders train in how to use oxygen machines to help residents with medical needs 

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County first responders trained in how to use oxygen machines for patients who require it and do it during an emergency right where people are being safely sheltered. 

 

Citrus County Chronicle 

County to discuss transportation impact fee hike 

One drive around Citrus County will show people their once-peaceful community is a hotbed for development, due mainly to new roads and commercial and housing growth. 

 

Fox 13  

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh unexpectedly resigns  

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – In an email sent to her colleagues Friday morning, Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh unexpectedly announced her resignation, saying she’s taking a step back to spend more time with her family.   

 

ENVIRONMENT 

WESH 2 

The Florida budget and flood prevention in Central Florida  

ORLOVISTA, Fla. — Jefferson Bouvier says that some people ask him why he doesn’t leave Orlo Vista after the Orange County neighborhood was devastated by flooding during Ian. 

 

Orlando Sentinel  

DeSantis to pause bans on fertilizer. Advocates worry it’ll worsen water woes  

Nearly $800 million for water quality programs. Close to $700 million for Everglades restoration. A $100 million Indian River Lagoon Protection program.