Federal, state and local elected officials banded together to stop a controversial plan to develop multiple golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.
U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, all Republicans, led a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state leaders with authority over the plan.
The document specifically takes issue with the proposal to redevelop large parts of Jonathan Dickinson Park in Stuart with multiple golf courses. It calls the proposal “ridiculous” and the process for approving it “deeply flawed.”
“The communities around Jonathan Dickinson State Park are owed a public comment meeting in good faith with members of the Florida Department of E...