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Altamonte Springs officials warn a proposed Florida bill could limit local transportation funding requests
Summary
City Manager Frank Martz told the commission that language in Senate Bill 1220 could require Department of Transportation review of local federal funding requests and add site-plan preemptions, potentially constraining city projects and complicating budget planning.
City Manager Frank Martz told the Altamonte Springs City Commission on Feb. 3 that amendments filed in the Florida legislative session — notably language contained in Senate Bill 1220, sponsored by Sen. Ralph Massullo — include provisions that could restrict cities’ ability to file federal funding requests without review by the Florida Department of Transportation.
Martz said the bill’s text, as filed, contains language that would require DOT review of requests and includes broader preemptions tied to site-plan approvals.…
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