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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Feral monkeys spotted in Duval, St. Johns could carry deadly virus, FWC warns
The Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission has a warning for residents of Northeast Florida: Be on the lookout for wild monkeys. The specific wild monkeys that FWC is warning about is the Rhesus Macaque monkey. The monkey was first brought to Florida in the 1930s in the Silver Springs area and they have spread across the state ever since.
› Fort Lauderdale is about to ban e-scooters on the beach, Riverwalk and Las Olas Boulevard
No electric scooters will zip and zoom along busy A1A ever again under new rules coming to Fort Lauderdale. Then there’s the speed limit. That’s right, Fort Lauderdale wants to cap the speed of the trendy rent-by-the-minute cruising machines that have taken the world by storm. Electric scooters would glide along at a speed capped at 12 mph, all in the name of safety.
› Dinner Key Marina hurricane damage repairs linger
Dinner Key Marina, which hugs the Coconut Grove waterfront and historic Miami City Hall, is in the midst of a multi-million dollar rebuild and City of Miami officials anticipate completion of the three-phase project in mid-2021. The municipal marina, owned and operated by the city, sustained serious damages when Hurricane Irma hit the area on Sept. 10, 2017.
› Cape Coral wants to control short-term rental rules for properties in the city
Some residents of Cape Coral have had enough of short-term vacation renters turning local neighborhoods into vacation destinations for loud visitors and spring break shenanigans. But legislation pending in the state capitol may sharply restrict any effort to adopt tougher local regulations over short-term rentals.
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