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Have we paid attention? Nearly 52 years ago, a joint committee of 150 experts from the Governor’s Conference on Water Management in South Florida told then-Gov. Reubin Askew that South Florida’s water crisis required shutting the door, as “the population level must be one that can be supported by the available natural resources, especially water, in order to sustain a quality environment.”

As the ICA predicted the Supreme Court rejected the Village’s appeal. More wasted tax dollars (already spent more than $400,000)! What’s worse, the council is considering asking the legislature to relax the safety protocol embedded in our evacuation plan with no public discussion or input. A change of this significance warrants a workshop!

Mike Ehlers can be found most Wednesday afternoons playing the ukulele at the JOY Center. He first learned to play the ukulele as a child when his aunt, a Dominican nun, gave him one.

Each project has drawn pushback from surrounding neighbors due primarily to traffic and quality of life concerns, while others question the need for the proposed commercial uses — a supermarket about a mile from an existing one and a gas station next door to another.

Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered and it’s reported that “Harris” is unusually large for the species. “She is 171 pounds,” Zirkelbach said. “In the books they say hawksbills grow to 150 pounds, so she was huge — most likely well over 50 years old.”

Dillon McGovern, a scuba instructor from Slate’s Scuba Adventures, donned Kris Kringle garb while Annabelle Dunne, a newly certified 15-year-old from Atlanta, suited up as an elf for the shop’s annual pre-holiday dive. The event’s purpose is to offer underwater holiday photo opportunities and help promote awareness of an annual fundraiser for a local children’s charity, Kids in Special Situations.

Events kicked off with a Launch Party at I Can See Clear Kayaking at Lorelei’s (MM82) on Saturday, Nov. 26. A wrap-up celebration will take place the following Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon.

“Anything that could help highlight the situation helps with education and enforcement. People from here or who spend a lot of time here know they are protected. But there are many people that don’t.”

The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base facility, located at MM 73 on Lower Matecumbe, started providing programming for the Boy Scouts of America in 1980. Each year, over 16,000 participants come from all over the United States, from California to New York, to enjoy the many activities available. The boy scouts who attend range in age from 13 to 18.

Complicated land development regulations, not enough affordable housing and too much authority given to the village planning director position were among the issues Local Planning Agency members heard during an Oct. 10 meeting at Founders Park Community Center. Some fixes are on the way, but some will likely take some time.