COUNTY 

Herald-Tribune 

$3 million street lighting project to roll out in Manatee County  

Manatee County rolled out a new street lighting project to brighten up several neighborhoods. 

 

Bay News 9 

Orange County updates wetland conservation ordinance  

GOTHA, Fla. — Orange County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a newly updated wetland conservation areas ordinance. 

 

SHORT-TERM RENTALS 

Bay News 9 

Some residents frustrated with influx of short-term rentals 

Some Pinellas County residents are concerned and frustrated about the growing number of short-term vacation rentals not only in beach towns but also in unincorporated areas.  

 

Florida Phoenix 

The latest version of a vacation rental bill gets its first hearing in Tallahassee 

As another legislative session looms in Tallahassee, so comes another attempt by Florida lawmakers to give more power to the state rather than local governments to regulate short-term vacation rental homes in the Sunshine State. 

 

BROADBAND 

Route-Fifty 

States consider capping the cost of broadband for low-income families  

The majority of proposals for how states will use their share of federal funding to expand internet service include provisions to limit how much unserved and underserved households can be charged.