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 appointed to multiple Florida Association of Counties (FAC) committees by association president Bill Truex of Charlotte County. FAC’s Policy Committees are responsible for proposing, debating, and adopting policy positions focused on improving and preserving Florida’s counties. 

 

COUNTY 

Tampa Bay Times 

How to spend opioid settlement money? Pasco mulls treatment options  

There are lots of approaches to treating opioid addiction, as Pasco County saw firsthand earlier this month. 

 

Observer 

Manatee votes to reduce wetland protections in county development plan  

After listening to hours of public comments Thursday adamantly opposed to reducing wetland regulations, the Manatee County Commission approved a measure 6-1 to cut text in the Comprehensive Plan for additional wetlands protections to align with state standards.   

 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

Keys News 

How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Will Impact Florida  

In today’s polarized political climate, few issues in Washington receive bipartisan support. Investment in the nation’s infrastructure, however, is a notable exception – and with good reason.