DeSantis vetoes controversial everglades bill
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday vetoed a controversial measure tied to Everglades restoration that, even after being watered down during the legislative session, continued to draw concerns about potential wetlands destruction.
Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, pushed to pass the bill (SB 2508) during the session that ended in March. DeSantis criticized an initial version, leading lawmakers to rework part of the bill dealing with a massive Everglades reservoir project.
But in vetoing the measure, DeSantis expressed concerns it could still hinder Everglades restoration work he has supported since taking office in 2019.
“We want to continue going on the path that we set out in January of 2019. And we don’t want anything to derail us from that,” DeSantis said Wednesday during an appearance at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille in Fort Myers Beach. “There was a lot of people that put a lot of good input in. Very, very passionate folks. We hear you, and we’re going to continue on the course that we started a little over three years ago.”
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