Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said a controversial proposal by his administration to develop golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks is “going back to the drawing board.” Questioned by reporters Wednesday, DeSantis worked to distance himself from the plan, which he called “half-baked.
Democratic Florida State Rep. Lindsay Cross speaks to supporters against development at Florida state parks outside the entrance to Honeymoon Island State Park Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Dunedin, Fla. Protestors against development at Florida ’s state parks gather for a rally at the entrance to Honeymoon Island State Park Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Dunedin, Fla. Children hold hands as they use yarn to outline the area a pickleball court would occupy, during a protest against Gov.
“Teddy Roosevelt believed that public parks were for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, and we agree with him. No administration has done more than we have to conserve Florida’s natural resources, grow conservation lands, and keep our environment pristine,” Redfern said in a statement to The Associated Press last week. “But it’s high time we made public lands more accessible to the public.”
has transcended party lines in a state often fiercely divided by partisan politics. Top Republican legislative leaders and members of Congress have been raising questions along with Democrats and environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and the Cleo Institute.
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