LEGISLATION 

Islander News 

“You’re trying to fix a problem that we don’t have;” new FL bill would allow certain counties to vote on 8-year term limits for commissioners  

Voters in certain Florida counties could go to the polls in November to decide if they want to reduce term limits for county commissioners to eight years, even as some elected officials in small jurisdictions continue to insist that this is going down the wrong path. 

 

Florida Politics 

After twists and turns, County Commissioner term limit bill bound for Senate floor  

More changes ahead? The sponsor says ‘what’s in here today may not be the final product on the floor.’ 

 

Florida Politics 

Senate bill to strengthen Everglades protections heads to floor as House companion lags  

Lawmakers have been trying for years to impose stronger development limits within 2 miles of the endangered wetlands. 

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

Bay News 9 

Sirata owners threaten to develop using Live Local Act if commissioners vote against plans 

  1. PETE BEACH, Fla. — After a more than 10-hour meeting regarding the future of the Sirata Beach Resort ended without a vote last week, St. Pete Beach City Commissioners will return Tuesday night to continue their deliberations.

 

FEDERAL 

WLRN 

State seeks partial stay of court ruling in wetlands permitting case  

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to permits in “regulatory limbo,” the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Monday asked a judge for a partial stay of a ruling in a legal battle about a 2020 decision that shifted permitting authority from the federal government to the state for projects that affect wetlands. 

 

COUNTY 

WINK News 

Collier Commissioner looking at countywide elections with voter referendum  

Collier County Commissioner Burt Saunders wants the board to consider a voter referendum to switch to countywide elections for commissioners instead of single-district elections.