Bill to bar golf courses, hotels from Florida state parks gains momentum
House Bill 209, called the State Park Preservation Act, passed its first committee with bipartisan support. The vote marked ...
Yes, Florida wants to add hotels, golf courses to some state parks
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection this week announced its 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative, which has ...
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Florida lawmakers advance bill to protect state parks from golf courses, hotels
TALLAHASSEE — A committee of Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday to prohibit golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and more from being built on state park land. The Senate ...
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Florida Senate advances bill to block golf courses and hotel-style lodges in state parks
The uproar came last year after the Florida Department of Environmental ... over our state parks with pickleball courts and golf courses and hotels and lodges," Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith ...