$2 million in public money could go to Lake Apopka project tied to controversial former water district chair

A pair of Central Florida Republican lawmakers are requesting $2 million in public money that would go to an entity connected to several prominent GOP figures and co-operated by John Miklos, a controversial former chair of the St. Johns Water Management District. The taxpayer funds would be used to plant aquatic vegetation on 141 acres in long-polluted Lake Apopka, according to the budget ...

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