Created: April 23, 2021 09:28 PM
(ABC 6 News) - Community members have formed a group called Let Them Swim and are urging the Rochester Parks Board to keep the Silver Lake swimming pool open.
The pool hasn t been open since the summer of 2019 because of the pandemic, and may not reopen ever says Rochester s Recreation Supervisor Ben Boldt. It was not an easy decision but at the same time it was following in line with that system plan that had been approved in 2016, Boldt said.
The 2016 plan had either the Silver Lake or Soldier s Field pool closing and the city installing splash pads in various locations. Let Them Swim believes one pool isn t enough to serve the community of Rochester, with the Recreation Center pool closed this summer due to renovations.
ITC held hearing on the effects of cucumber and squash imports from Mexico
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association says yesterday’s International Trade Commission hearing on the effect of imports on the U.S. Cucumber and Squash Industries was a positive development in the ongoing efforts to secure trade relief for Florida growers. For decades, the FFVA says unfair trade practices from Mexico and other foreign sources have caused immense harm to produce growers in Florida, including significant lost sales and market share, unsustainably low unfair prices and shuttered family farms.
The FFVA says trade relief is desperately needed, not only for cucumber and squash growers, but for bell pepper, strawberry, blueberry and other Florida produce sectors also facing harmful impacts and a highly uncertain future due to imports. It says it continues to see imports from Mexico crippling growers of more than 20 other specialty crops in Florida.
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The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has named James (Jamie) Fussell Jr. as its new director of labor relations. He replaces Mike Carlton, who retired in November.
Fussell comes to FFVA from the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Office of General Counsel in Tampa. Prior to that, he held various positions in the public sector, including with the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
“Jamie grew up in the agricultural industry in south Florida,” said FFVA President Mike Joyner. “His unique understanding of the industry coupled with his legal experience will be an asset and important resource for our members. We are very pleased Jamie has decided to join our team.”
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