Tonight
Hamilton County, FL residents (or others) have an opportunity
to express their concerns to their Florida statehouse delegation,
for example about
FL-DEP’s
dismissal with prejudice and refusal to consider the real issues
in WWALS’ amended petition against Sabal Trail drilling under the
Suwannee River.
According to
the Jasper News last week,
The Hamilton County Legislative Delegation consisting of Senator
Bill Montford and Representative Elizabeth Porter will be holding a
public hearing in Jasper on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the
Hamilton County Courthouse, 207 Northeast First St., Jasper.
All residents and elected officials are invited to attend. This
hearing will allow residents of Hamilton County the opportunity to
meet their legislators, discuss concerns, ask questions and offer
comments for the 2016 legislative session, which convenes Jan. 12.
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Joining Forty-one different cities and 27 counties in Florida that have voted to ban fracking or have expressed their opposition to it since January 2015, Suwannee County BOCC approved three identical fracking opposition letters to Governor Scott, Pro-fracking Bill Sponsors Senator Richter (SB 318) and House Representative Rodrigues (HB 191) tonight. These bills also contain language that would eliminate Home Rule for local governments concerning fracking.
