Governor dowses grants for substance abuse treatment center, sports complex
October 13, 2022
A legislative appropriation that would have provided $1 million for a substance abuse treatment center and $500,000 for the county’s recreational sports complex near Camp Blanding died on June 30 after Gov. Ron DeSantis failed to sign the bill authorizing the expenditure.
The grant was one of 238 local support grants totaling $175 million that the legislature appropriated in addition to the state’s $112.1 billion budget approved by lawmakers.
DeSantis trimmed the budget to $109 billion using his line-item veto.
Tallahassee lawmakers earmarked federal COVID-19 relief funds and state surplus dollars to fund the local grants.
The legislation also included a $1,000 bonus for first responders.
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