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July 9, 2024

🛣️ Stet News told you in March about the clash between cities and counties over road impact fees, a fee charged to developers for new construction. A compromise bill passed in early March. It became law June 27, when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the committee substitute for HB 479. Now, cities and counties must negotiate on how to spend the money, a decision that previously had been solely the county’s.

🚛 Santa Rosa County commissioners approved the sale of 50 acres for $1,000 to Riviera Beach-based food distributor Cheney Bros. A 350,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution hub is planned. (Florida Trend and Pensacola News Journal)

🛢️ The fake oilman who won friends at the National Croquet Club. (A long read in The New Yorker)

🍦A visit to Florida’s only free-standing Carvel Ice Cream Shop. (Palm Beach Illustrated)

🐶 Jupiter’s dog beach is No. 1 in a reader poll of the best dog-friendly beaches in the United States. (USA Today)

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