MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA)— Governor Ron DeSantis introduced the settlement between Florida and the Division of the Military on Friday speed up the restoration of Florida’s Everglades and expedite the completion of the EAA reservoir.
DeSantis was joined by Appearing Assistant Secretary of the Military D. Lee Forsgren and Florida Division of Environmental Safety Secretary Alexis Lambert.
“There shall be initiatives within the EAA that shall be accomplished by the state of Florida on behalf of the Military Corps, it is going to be utilizing the allotted federal funds, and it’ll permit us to speed up the dedication within the funding within the venture to make sure that have been ready till 2034, that really we will get it performed 5 years earlier in 2029,” DeSantis stated.
