House proposes slashing ‘vital’ infrastructure funding source

Budget proposal cuts Job Growth Grant by $50M.

  • The wastewater treatment plant at the North Florida Mega Industrial Park, currently under construction and seen in a photo from last fall, was funded in part by the Florida Job Growth Grant. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY)
    The wastewater treatment plant at the North Florida Mega Industrial Park, currently under construction and seen in a photo from last fall, was funded in part by the Florida Job Growth Grant. (COURTESY COLUMBIA COUNTY)
    A state grant funding program that has helped with infrastructure improvements locally could see its resources slashed. According to the proposed budgets released by the Florida Legislatu...

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