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Local chamber urges lawmakers to fund beach nourishment; Senate and House budgets diverge
Summary
A Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber representative told the Barrier Islands Governmental Council the Florida Senate budget includes substantial beach-nourishment funding that would benefit Pinellas County, while the House proposal includes less; attendees were encouraged to press legislators for Senate-level funding.
A representative of the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber told the council on Feb. 25 that the Florida Senate’s budget proposal includes substantial funding for beach nourishment projects statewide, while the House budget did not include the same level of funding.
Charlie Justice, representing the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber, said the chamber had met with legislators in Tallahassee to advance local priorities and urged local officials to ask their representatives to support fuller funding for beach nourishment projects that Pinellas County communities would be eligible to seek.
The comment was framed as an advocacy update rather than a council directive; no formal motion or position was taken during the meeting.
