(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Florida's Grand Wizard screws over South Florida just in time for hurricane season. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-06-17 Ron Desantis borrows a page from Governor Chris Christie after he blocked lanes of the George Washington Bridge at rush hour as a vendetta against the Fort Lee mayor who declined to endorse his reelection in the Governor's race. Thousands of people were stranded for hours (including busloads of school children) forcing many to urinate and defecate themselves due to the massive traffic jam. KKK Imperial Wizard of Florida Governor DeSantis decided to veto flooding projects in Democratic districts of Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. The improvements that he vetoed were for “culverts, road resurfacing and adding more drainage infrastructure” that would help alleviate flooding in blue districts according to reporting from Anne Geggie of Florida Politics. The $3.14 million in reductions — all having to do with flood control and drainage — were among the half-billion that Gov. Ron DeSantis excised from the 2023-24 budget Thursday. An appropriation for $800,000 to improve Lauderhill Maple Run drainage that Democratic Rep. Lisa Dunkley proposed accounted for the biggest chunk felled in the tri-county water-handling vetoes. It would have provided pipes and discharge control structures to remove water from roadways in the Maple Run neighborhood. Next came an appropriation Republican Rep. David Borrero requested to resurface Southwest Fifth Street between Southwest 112th and 113th Avenues and add new drainage structures. Improving drainage on Southwest Ranches roads failed in two places. DeSantis vetoed the $340,200 Democrat Mike Gottlieb requested to improve Southwest 69th Street, as well as the same amount for drainage improvements Democrat Robin Bartleman requested for Southwest 57th Court. Bartleman was dismayed the Governor cut $262,500 that would have rehabilitated deteriorating drainage culverts along the South Broward Drainage District’s ( SBDD ) C-1 Canal. A $200,000 flood mitigation project in Parkland that Democrat Rep. Christine Hunschofsky requested was stripped from the budget as was $150,000 Republican Rep. Rick Roth requested for South Bay stormwater and flood control management. Roth also saw the Governor veto his request for $1.5 million that would have improved sanitary sewer overflows for the Glades Community, but that’s not just water that falls from the sky. It would have involved better stormwater handling too, however, the request said. Using the office of the Governor to punish his political opponents for petty and vindictive purposes is appalling and I thank Anne Geggie for her reporting. National media has picked up her reporting and is provides another example of cruelty by the Republican Party for the nation to see. Desantis also refused flooding improvements in central Florida that abut Disney World. They included the following projects. Orange County Utilities – Orlo Vista Integrated Water Resources Project, flood mitigation for the Orlo Vista neighborhood: $2 million Osceola County Buenaventura Lakes Drainage Improvements, project to remove 142 homes and businesses from repetitive flood risk: $1.8 million Oviedo West Mitchell Hammock Water Treatment Facility – Tank Construction, construction of a new 2.5-million-gallon water tank: $1 million Seminole County Midway Drainage Improvements, flooding mitigation projects for the Midway community: $1 million Purpose Built Florida – Lift Orlando, funding to address the root causes of generational poverty in low-income communities: $1 million This punishment of Democratic counties is nothing new for the racist, misogynist, and homophobic fascist that is hoping to become the Grand Wizard of America. He is the great white hope for some GQP power brokers as Trump is politically vulnerable in a general election due to indictments for rape, espionage and is under investigation for insurrection and treason and the fact that he is a despicable human being. Desantis was silent for days while he fundraised and campaigned in Ohio while unprecedented rainfall flooded many parts of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County (D+70) which made international headlines as a jaw dropping example of unpredictable climate disaster. DeeSantis wasted no time campaigning in Florida after the Category 5 Hurricane Ian flattened the red counties in SW Florida. Funny that. Per original reporting on the 2023 Hurricane Season climate disruption by FishOutOfWater could bring catastrophic wind and flooding to Florida this summer, repeatedly. His recommended diary is important to read. 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