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What you need to know about Florida today
› Sarasota County residents can tap into $13 million in rent relief starting in May
Beginning in early May, Sarasota County households struggling to pay rent and utilities due to pandemic-related hardships will be able to tap into $13 million in federal aid. Emergency Rental Assistance Program manager Laurel Varnell said in a recorded interview Tuesday that qualified applications may have access to up to 12 months of back rent and utility bills, plus an additional three months of assistance, as long as funding is available.
› Groups Plant 60,000 Fragments Of Nursery-Raised Coral At Reefs In Florida Keys
More than 60,000 fragments of nursery-raised coral are being planted by federal officials and environmental groups at reefs located off the Florida Keys. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday that workers have started the three-year outplanting project at Eastern Dry Rocks Sanctuary Preservation Area near Key West. The announcement came just two days before Earth Day, an annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
› Florida-based railroad 1Q profit dips but sees economy growing
CSX Corp. said its first-quarter profit declined 8% due to higher expenses, but the railroad said it expects to benefit as the U.S. economy strengthens further over the rest of the year. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company said Tuesday that it earned $706 million, or 93 cents per share, during the quarter. That’s down from $770 million, of $1 per share, a year ago.
› Developer withdraws $1 billion Rosemont development after neighbors rise up
It’s back to the drawing board for the owner of the 128-acre Lake Orlando golf course in the city’s Rosemont neighborhood. Faced with the prospect of Orlando’s City Council denying the proposed $1 billion RoseArts District vision for the site, owner-developer Westside Capital Group withdrew all of its applications during a recent council meeting.
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