Desantis' 'Great Outdoor Initiative' plans to add hotels, golf courses and pickle ball courts to 9 Florida state parks

Because there's not enough of all that in Florida already.
He basically wants to make state parks Nature Resorts. With the emphasis on Resorts with the participation of private companies and business.
The everglades has already shrunk to 50% it's original size thanks to human involvment. I guess some people won't be happy until the ecological masterpiece that is Florida is nothing but condos, hotels and ashphalt.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/floridians-balk-desantis-administration-plan-build-golf-courses-113072664

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

That's very sad, especially when a politician cannot understand the value of public space. Are there not legal covenants protecting parks from private exploitation?

robingoodfellow · M

@SunshineGirl apparently there's bipartisan opposition to the plan. But it still may go through in a scaled down version.

Piper · 61-69, F

As you probably know, this plan of his is not at all a surprising one. DeSantis has tried to promote the image of doing a lot to preserve Florida's natural places, but he's had an abysmal environmental record from the start.

I hope very much that all the voices in opposition to his terrible plan, from those of all political affiliations, will be able to stop it. For sure, many of us will try.

robingoodfellow · M

@Piper i'm happy to get your insight here because I know you're a Florida resident, Piper. I thought of you when I first heard about this.

Piper · 61-69, F

@robingoodfellow I could take up the page, with all the ways Rick Scott and DeSantis have gutted environmental protections in this state. 🙁

SomeMichGuy · M

He's trying to pay for the liabilities the State assumed when it took away Disney's power to be its own local governmental entity.

How odd for a Republican to want a public solution to a well-run private entity's issues.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

All of southern Florida will be under water soon enough due to lack of ecological disaster belief. Just give it a couple of decades. Just two inches of ocean rise every year will do for southern Florida.

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