“Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation today requiring every nursing home and assisted living facility in Florida to have an emergency generator, following a tragedy last September in Hollywood.”
After Hurricane Irma the 10/12/17 Herald Advocate had a story about the new state law requiring backup generators for retirement and nursing homes. It quoted Commissioners Mike Thompson and Russell Melendy as saying there’s just no money in the budget to provide backup generators for Resthaven. The just can’t find between $70,000 to $85,000 in their budget for the safety and wellbeing of our senior citizens living in Resthaven.
The BOCC ALWAYS finds the money for any ‘special projects’ they deem deserving of public tax $$. For example, the failed Mud Run that cost the county almost that much. So, put on your big boy Commission pants and do the right thing!
The Herald Advocate story is posted in our comment section.
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