Ron DeSantis may think his little games are cute, but they have cost taxpayers money in the past.
This episode smacks of petty politics akin to childish tantrums, when Ms. Katheen Passidomo got her little revenge at the cost of the Florida waterboards’ only environmentalist.
The fact is that Gov. DeSantis is absolutely remiss in his duties.
Just don’t bother trying to communicate with Gov. Ron because neither he nor his office will deign to answer you. We have tried multiple times and ways, so we know.
Read the original article here at VoteWater.org.
Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum.
jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org
– A river is like a life: once taken,
it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum
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When will this SFWMD seat be filled? Hey, remember JTL? We do. Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch was a dogged advocate for the Treasure Coast region during her time on the South Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board, often agitating — politely but firmly — for clean-water solutions for her community. But in Florida that sort of thing gets you blacklisted, and so it was that in early 2023, the Florida state Senate failed to reconfirm Thurlow-Lippisch for a new term. Her time on the board ran out in June 2023; and her seat, representing the Treasure Coast, has been vacant ever since. If you’re counting, that’s 17 months. And while at-large SFWMD Governing Board member Cheryl Meads does represent Treasure Coast interests — along with Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties — we’re approaching two years without direct representation for one of the regions most vulnerable to dirty-water problems — see our item below on Lake Okeechobee discharges. That effectively robs the region of its voice. Maybe that’s the idea. But perhaps you’d like to ask Gov. DeSantis why the seat is still vacant, and when he plans to fill it. Email him at GovernorRon.DeSantis@eog.myflorida.com; call (850) 488-7146; or write a personalized letter and send it to: Office of Governor Ron DeSantis, State of Florida, The Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St.Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001. It’s way past time to right this “oversight,” which only underscores our belief that Florida’s water problems are ultimately a political problem — solvable only by political change. |
