Banning fertilizer bans: Dirty trick by Legislature will lead to dirtier water

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Sneaky. Devious. Underhanded. Duplicitous.

Can you think of a better word to describe the stunt just pulled by the Florida Legislature? We’d love to hear it — and we suggest you let THEM hear it, too.

Tucked inside an “implementing bill” — which contains directions to implement the state budget — is a measure that would eliminate local governments’ ability to adopt strict fertilizer control ordinances for the next year.

While this ban on fertilizer bans would expire after that, it may be followed by legislation designed to make it permanent.

And that would definitely result in dirtier water across Florida.

Our new annual report is available on the VoteWater website, full of details about our accomplishments in 2022 - and our aspirations for the future.

Florida Senate Bill 540, passed by the Legislature on May 2, will soon land on Gov. Ron DeSantis’s desk - but conservation groups like VoteWater continue to oppose the measure, which would force citizens who challenge a local comprehensive plan amendment and lose to pay the “prevailing party’s” legal fees. Send a letter to Gov. DeSantis requesting he stand with the rights of his constituents and protect sustainable growth in Florida by vetoing SB 540.

P.S. Signatures Needed! The "Right to Clean and Healthy Waters" petition needs 900,000 signature by November 30 to get on the 2024 ballot. The petition can be printed out and signed here: http://www.floridarighttocleanwater.org/