Can we afford to reject this money?
To the editor:
Would anyone else besides Gov. Ron DeSantis refuse $320 million of OUR federal monies for our roads and infrastructure?
The answer is no. We are the only state that won’t take this money designated for reducing emissions and improving existing roadways.
Meanwhile, on Dec. 5, 2023, the governor asked for $14.5 billion to be budgeted from our state monies for transportation projects!
Sounds like the governor is grandstanding at our expense. In a press release, Florida Department of Transportation said the DeSantis rejection of $320 million dollars was “due to the continued politicization of transportation funding being pushed by the Biden Administration.” See https://www.fdot.gov/info/co/news/2023/12052023-2.
Taking on Disney is costing state taxpayers millions in lawsuits, now again we will be paying lots of money to “own the liberals.”
A. Gilbert
St. James City