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"Some who voted to tax themselves twice so the county could buy conservation space assumed Brevard County would guard those lands forever.
But at least one county commissioner wants to sell off untold acres of environmental lands. And a sure shift in the County Commission's makeup after this fall's election could bolster that sentiment.
Nonetheless, on Nov. 8, Brevard voters will for the third time decide whether to tax themselves to buy and maintain more green space under the Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, known as EEL."
Environmental lands referendum riles debate over how much green space is enough
www.floridatoday.com
As Brevard's budget tightens in uncertain economic times, conservationists fear some of the 28,000 acres of green space could be sold to fuel growth.
"Current Palm Bay City Council member Kenny Johnson will face off against Nathan White for Seat 4 in the Nov. 8 election.
Johnson, 31, whose term began in 2018, and White, 31, are the only people running for Palm Bay City Council in the general election.
Peter Filiberto is unopposed for Seat 5, after winning a special election in March to fill an unexpired term resulting from a resignation."
Incumbent Johnson, challenger White face off for Seat 4 on Palm Bay City Council
www.floridatoday.com
The political balance on the Palm Bay City Council could change, depending on the outcome of this election
"Hurricane Ian is significantly disrupting Florida’s midterm election in a highly-populated and heavily-Republican region, potentially impacting voter turnout in part of the state that’s critical for the reelection bids of Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.
Ian slammed into Southwest Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, with the most significant damage in four deep red coastal counties — Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier."
Ian is disrupting voting in a GOP region critical for Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio
www.floridatoday.com
Ian's greatest impacts are in four heavily Republican counties critical for the GOP's efforts to win statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate.
"Students at Hoover Middle School in Indialantic were evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat was made, police said.
The school was evacuated at about 12:54 p.m. Wednesday, with police on scene performing a precautionary sweep, according to a Facebook post by Indialantic Police Department.
The school was cleared at about 1:30 p.m., said Russ Bruh, a spokesperson for Brevard Public Schools."
Hoover Middle School in Indialantic temporarily evacuated after bomb threat
www.floridatoday.com
A bomb threat caused an Indialantic middle school to be evacuated mid-day Wednesday
"An unfortunate but prevalent side effect of Hurricane Ian in Brevard County has been huge amounts of sewage leaks throughout the Space Coast just before, during and after Ian, including — according to the latest county report — 357,300 gallons of waste that flowed up from manhole covers in the south beaches area last week.
The latest county report on the south beaches' spill is that the raw sewage that spewed into the streets there was more that than the initially reported 318,300 gallons of raw wastewater." 💩
Ian's Impact: Raw sewage spewed from manhole covers on Brevard's south beaches
www.floridatoday.com
Raw sewage continued to flow through the streets Wednesday through Friday, after Brevard's South Beaches sewer plant got overwhelmed in Hurricane Ian.