Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $711 million housing bill that will give working Floridians more affordable housing.
The Live Local Act will have projects funded through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation via various programs that will expanded housing availability. There are programs for military communities that need assistance and the availability of down-payment assistance.
DeSantis said this legislation will lessen commuting times as people may have the opportunity to live in the same communities they work in.
This public forum is the most recent in a series of community forums started by Pasco County Schools. The sessions will discuss safety issues that are concerns of parents, faculty and students alike.
This investment nearly doubles the 2022-2023 investment, making it the largest housing investment in state history.
$100 million of the funding will go to a second year of the Hometown Heroes program to assist with closing cost and downpayment. This includes teachers, military veterans, first responders, active duty military and law enforcement.
The bill also prohibits laws pertaining to rent control and provides more money for corporations through tax programs.
Pasco County Schools address student safety
After the recent shooting in Nashville, Pasco County Schools reassured parents that their children will be safe coming to school everyday.
The Superintendent’s Family Forum was held yesterday to discuss what the district is doing to increases students safety.
Michael Baumaister, Pasco County School’s chief of safety and emergency operations, talked about what his team does to promote safety through drills.
“We’re always staying on top of our plans. But you can’t have plans just sitting on a piece of paper on a shelf, you have to practice them so we do a lot of drilling. We do a lot of testing of our plans.” Baumaister said.
Baumaister provided danger and active threat plans for students to watch to explain dangers in age-appropriate manners.
Fire ravages campsites in Polk County
A wildfire broke out in near Lake Wales yesterday, leaving Polk County Fire Rescue to contain it.
Crews worked with Florida Forest Service to respond.
The fire blazed approximately 658 acres at River Ranch Hunting Club. It destroyed multiple campsites.
Polk County Fire Rescue said the fire started from a cooking accident at a campsite.
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