2014 Legislative Accomplishments
City of Cape Coral The State Lobbying Team was successful in obtaining appropriations for the City of Cape Coral in the amounts of $790,135 for the Reclaimed Water Transmission Main Caloosahatchee River Crossing Project, $740,341 in SHIP funds for affordable housing, and $3,850,000 for Burnt Store Road Widening. The Team […]
2013 Legislative Accomplishments
City of Opa-Locka The State Lobbying Team successfully lobbied for the following projects to be included in the legislative budget: $700,000 for Burlington Canal Dredging and Side Slope Restoration, $390,000 for System Lift Station Rehabilitation. The City of Opa-Locka received at total of $1.9 million in funding. Shortly after the […]
2012 State Legislative Accomplishments
Algenol Biofuels The State Lobbying Team opposed and successfully worked to stop House Bill 4013. The bill would have repealed the requirement that ten percent of motor fuels contain ethanol. Being that Florida is a leader for the bio fuel industry, any attempts to repeal this requirement would have sent […]
2010 State Legislative Accomplishments
American Traffic Solutions Passed HB 325, the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act. This legislation authorizes governments to use cameras to enforce red light violations. The penalty for a red light violation is a fine of $158. When a local government enforces the statute, it receives $75. We worked with ATS […]