On June 15, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet are scheduled to review an administrative law judge s March 2020 ruling that found the Dolphin Expressway violated Miami-Dade s comprehensive plan. Cabinet aides will meet on the matter Wednesday.
A 13-mile highway expansion over Everglades wetlands that an administrative law judge found violated Miami-Dade County’s comprehensive plan is back under review.
Staff for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Cabinet will hold a meeting Wednesday to review the ruling ahead of a June 15 Cabinet session, when DeSantis and the three-member Cabinet are scheduled to vote on whether to uphold the judge’s decision or reject it.
It is undisputed that the subject property, and indeed most of the island, is located in the (coastal hazard zone), the ruling reads. The County has adopted a 16-hour out-of-county evacuation time for a category 5 storm event (but), the base scenario (i.e., the analysis used for growth management purposes) out-of-county clearance time for Lee County is actually 84.5 hours for a category 5 storm.
So instead of taking most of one day, evacuating Lee County during a top-tier storm would actually take up to four-and-a-half days.
Hurricanes can be shifty and change course in a matter of hours.
Meteorologists in 2004 expected Hurricane Charley would go further north and land in the panhandle or Big Bend areas.
Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board meets March 4
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and last updated 2021-03-03 11:41:41-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Nine citizens were selected by the Tallahassee City Commission to serve on the new Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), which will convene its first meeting on March 4. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the City of Tallahassee s Smith-Williams Service Center located at 2295 Pasco Street.
At the meeting, the City s Inspector General, as the board administrator, will provide an overview of the CPRB s role as an advisory board to the City Commission, City Manager and Police Chief.
Members will hear from the CPRB s ombudsman and be provided information that will assist them when reviewing and making recommendations regarding completed internal affairs reports involving the use of force and other matters of importance or interest to the board, the City or the Police Chief.
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City Commission selects Citizens Police Review Board members, approves 4 Spring events
Wednesday afternoon commissioners selected who will sit on Tallahassee s Citizens Police Review Board.
and last updated 2021-01-27 23:15:02-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â On Wednesday afternoon, Tallahassee city commissioners selected who will sit on the city s Citizens Police Review Board.
City commissioners chose nine from more than 80 applicants and included four women and five men.
Diversity was a major goal for commissioners in selecting the board members, with representation from the African American and LGBTQ+ communities taking seats on the board.
Commissioners said they chose people who had the biggest connections to the community.