Friday, January 24, 2014

Proposed environmental amendment first to make it on Florida’s... | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

For what it is worth, mine is one of the signatures on this petition. I signed it a couple of months ago at the Lake Worth Green Market. It would help create a stream of funds to acquire environmentally important land around the state. Click title for link to article.
The Water and Land Legacy campaign’s proposal was officially designated as Amendment 1 by Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner.
“We are pleased to be slated as Amendment 1 on the ballot because water and land conservation deserves to be a top priority for our state,” said Will Abberger, the campaign’s chair and director of conservation finance for The Trust for Public Land.
“Florida is home to one-of-a-kind natural waters and lands and voters now have an opportunity to make a commitment to conservation that will last for generations of Floridians to come.”