With three short sentences, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday delivered a public rebuke to a Senate budget proposal to change the way state agencies advocate for federal Everglades policy and affect the way state dollars are released for restoration projects and accused legislators of leaving his agencies “in the dark.”
The statement, released publicly, amounted to a veto threat of SB 2508, which the Senate Appropriations Committee approved Wednesday on a bipartisan 16-4 vote.
“I have been a champion for Everglades restoration and oppose any measure that derails progress on reducing harmful discharges and sending more water to the Everglades,’’ DeSantis said. “Moreover, I reject any attempt to deprioritize the EAA Reservoir project south of Lake Okeechobee.
