TALLAHASSEE — As Florida’s rapid growth continues, the non-profit Florida TaxWatch on Wednesday called for using a multi-year plan for water-related projects, similar to how the state has long prioritized transportation projects.
TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic Calabro said following the model of the Department of Transportation’s rolling 5-year work program could eliminate the state’s current method of funding water projects, which his group called “inconsistent and disjointed.”
“The current system to fund water projects, both through grant programs and through member (lawmaker) projects, does not have the kind of consistency to allow for a comprehensive, coordinated statewide strategy,” Calabro
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