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    Florida Democratic Congress members want investigation into state park plans

    By Emily L. Mahoney,

    2024-09-05
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    Susan Francois, 62, left, Michelle Birnbaum, 59, center, and Kathie Nutter, 67, right, all of Dunedin, hold signs and wave to drivers at the entrance to Honeymoon Island State Park during a rally Aug. 25 in Dunedin. The rally was to protest plans to add pickleball courts at the park. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]

    In a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday, five of Florida’s Democratic members of Congress demanded a formal investigation into plans to build golf courses, hotels and more on nine state parks, as well as the release of public records documenting how those plans were hatched.

    The U.S. representatives addressed the letter both to the governor and the state’s chief inspector general, who is in charge of investigating fraud or other malfeasance in government.

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