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Dunedin commissioners review 2025 legislative priorities; home rule, resilience and Causeway bridge get attention
Summary
City staff and commissioners discussed a condensed set of 2025 legislative priorities — including protection of home rule, funding for resiliency and infrastructure, Causeway and Honeymoon Island recovery — and asked staff to produce a one‑page advocacy document for the legislative session.
City staff presented a condensed draft of Dunedin’s 2025 legislative priorities at the commission work session, and commissioners gave detailed feedback on items ranging from home‑rule protections to storm resilience, transportation projects and state funding for affordable housing.
Nicole Delfino, strategy and sustainability manager, told the commission staff wants to pare back previous years’ long lists of priorities into a focused one‑page statement for legislators and agency contacts. “We really worked on… consolidating those,” she said, and asked for comments before staff drafts the finalized advocacy one‑pager.
Commissioners emphasized several recurring themes. Several members led by the mayor and Commissioner Walker urged staff to prioritize…
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