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Town hears pre‑legislative briefing; lobbyists warn rural designation unlikely
Summary
Town lobbyists told the Loxahatchee Groves council that a rural designation is unlikely under current Commerce Department standards and urged the council to pursue funding requests carefully; council adopted its legislative agenda 5–0 to send to Tallahassee.
Rhonda Brown of Ronald Del Book P.A. and Sam Peltier of the Pittman Law Group told the Town of Loxahatchee Groves council at its Jan. 6 meeting that this week marks the start of the annual legislative sprint in Tallahassee and highlighted several measures that could affect the town. Brown said the Department of Commerce“feel[s] based on the statutory requirements for a rural designation that Loxahatchee Groves does not meet the standards,” meaning projects that depend on a…
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