M-CORES is seeking support from the public. Are they losing backing, or just now realizing they never had it?
So much has changed in the last few months, and now we see a group called Connecting Florida (desperately?) seeking support from the public regarding the toll roads. Connecting Florida is, according to their statement:
Connecting Florida is a coalition focused on infrastructure needs for Florida’s future, which includes connecting rural communities to the world commerce and our world-class destinations to tourists, providing efficient interstate and intrastate commerce and safe evacuation routes, while protecting and enhancing our precious natural resources.
We support the creation of multi-use corridors of regional economic significance and the mission to prioritize critical infrastructure enhancements and other connectivity services for the benefit of the State of Florida and all Floridians!
This group’s FaceBook page has posted a plea for support from the public, followed by a place to type in your personal information in order to subscribe/enlist yourself as a supporter.
Lend Your Name in Support!
When I was growing up, Florida had about two million residents with a cattle and farming
economy. Today we have some twenty million residents with a “service” economy that is
devastating to the natural environment. Yet “agriculture” gets blamed for water problems.
But, politically, development is as unstoppable as tides and time……