FAC News Clips

COUNTY  City & State FL  Broward commission rejects proposal to study need for financial assistance for condo owners  Broward County commissioners have rejected a proposed study weighing the need for [...]

FAC  Your Sun  'Bags for the Brave' aims to connect veterans with county services   PORT CHARLOTTE – Charlotte County staff and partner agencies are distributing 250 backpacks with supplies [...]

COUNTY  City & State Florida  Waste crisis: Can Miami-Dade learn from Palm Beach County's recycling example?  Waste management is a crisis topic in Miami-Dade County these days.    Keys News  [...]

FAC  Alachua Chronicle  Alachua County Commissioners Alford, Chestnut, and Cornell appointed to FAC policy committees   ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Commissioners Mary Alford, Charles Chestnut, and Ken Cornell were recently [...]

Tampa Bay Times  Pinellas County pledges $1.5M to save 14 wooded acres. More is needed.  Now in a show of government backing to boost residents’ fundraising muscle, the Pinellas County [...]

COUNTY  Tampa Bay Times  How much could it cost to expand Hillsborough commission? Millions.   Expanding the Hillsborough County Commission could come with a price.    The Recorder   St. [...]

COUNTY  Your Observer  Manatee to consider development plan changes that will affect wetlands  The residents who packed the Manatee County Administration Building's Patricia M. Glass Chambers on Aug. 10 said [...]

Miami Community Newspaper  Broward Brings Home 24 NACIO Awards of Excellence   The County has won 24 National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO) Awards of Excellence in 2023, more [...]

Tampa Bay Times  Pinellas argues it doesn’t owe Pasco taxes. It just paid them anyway.  For nearly a decade, Pinellas County’s government has argued that it shouldn’t have to pay [...]

Herald-Tribune  Sarasota County makes plans for $202 million in Ian recovery money   Sarasota County is planning to spend a $201.5 million hurricane recovery grant on rehabilitating homes, building new [...]