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Jeb Bush Focuses On Managing Growth

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Laura Kranz
20 December 2002 - 10:00am

Governor Jeb Boosh declares that the biggest disappointment of his term is the inability to get a grip of Florida's growth.

"The governor is almost certain to dismantle the Department of Community Affairs, the 450-employee agency that oversees the way land is developed in Florida's 67 counties... Earlier this month, Bush acknowledged the department's land-planning duties should be put under the Secretary of State, a formerly elected position that Bush will get to appoint next month."

Full Story: Bush puts focus on managing growth
Source: Bradenton Herald, December 17, 2002
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