Gov. Rick Scott vetoes more than $10 million in Palm Beach County projects
Florida Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $400 million worth of statewide projects, including more than $10 million in Palm Beach County.
To free up money for a budget deal that boosts spending for schools and tourism and business incentives, Florida Gov. Rick Scott used his veto pen today to nix more than $10 million worth of projects in Palm Beach County.
The local vetoes are part of more than $400 million that Scott used his line-item veto authority to cut from the $83 billion budget approved by state lawmakers last month.
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Scott’s Palm Beach County vetoes include:
• $5.3 million for Florida Atlantic University. Scott vetoed $2 million for a “drug discovery and translation research partnership” with The Scripps Research Institute, $1.2 million for an FAU “Tech Runway,” $1.1 million for a Max Planck scientific fellowship program and $1 million for the FAU Honors College.
• $3 million for Lake Worth Park of Commerce improvements.
• $475,000 for Royal Palm Beach Canal System rehabilitation project.
• $400,000 for Riviera Beach.
• $350,000 for an African American history museum at Historic Roosevelt High School in West Palm Beach.
• $300,000 for the Palm Beach Zoo for a safety and preparedness program.
• $200,000 for Palm Beach County libraries for CreationStation digital learning labs.
• $200,000 for Palm Beach State College for an Institute on Ethics.
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