A few weeks ago Kevin Powers called Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch and asked about the Solidarity Fish.

http://jacquithurlowlippisch.com/2015/02/24/helping-the-sfwmd-catch-a-fish-solidarity-st-lucie-riverindian-river-lagoon/

http://www.solidarityarts.com

“The Solidarity Fish, painted by kids and ordinary people are an icon of the clean water movement in Florida. They have been from the Everglades to Washington, D.C., from the steps of the Capitol Building in Tallahassee to the cover of most major Florida newspapers and in the New York Times.  ” Janeen Mason

(I heard from a few people that Rick Scott sent someone

down to the rally to steal a fish (Three were missing) so if you see this on his desk you know where it came from. )

So then this happened. (thank you John Scott. )

Kevin Powers this is whats happening in our back yard! Your right its unrivaled!  Who has this in their backyard!

As you all can see  we have no better friends than the South Florida Water Management District, the Florida Legislature including Joe Negron and Rick Scott. I refer you back to the hysterical laughter in the video.

This is Kevin’s background. What gives him the right to be making decisions about our water?

This is Kevin Powers Resume
Occupation: Partner, Indiantown Realty Corp

Professional, Business and Service Affiliations:
•
Director, Stuart Martin County Chamber of Commerce
•
Member, Indiantown Western Martin County Chamber
of Commerce
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Former Director, United Way of Martin County

Former Vice President and Director, Martin County
Taxpayers Association
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Former Director, Economic Council of Martin County

here is twitter for SFWMD

South Florida Water Management

@SFWMD

and Rick Scott Let them know what you think.

@FLGovScott

Here’s an addendum! Don’t believe me believe Carl!

CARL HIAASEN Scott clueless in Lake O crisis BY CARL HIAASEN

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article64076762.html#storylink=cpy

As a devastating deluge of polluted water darkens two coasts of Florida and threatens their tourist economies, Gov. Rick Scott is once again a flaky phantom. Billions of gallons spiked with agricultural waste is being pumped daily from Lake Okeechobee toward the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, browning the blue coastal waters, choking sea grass beds and crippling small businesses that depend on a healthy marine ecology.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article64076762.html#storylink=cpy

Why didn’t rick scott care about the discharges from Lake Okeechobee?

Google response:

Political and Industry Ties

• Big Sugar Alliance: Environmentalists accused Scott of protecting powerful sugar companies in the Everglades Agricultural Area. He declined to pursue a major land-acquisition deal initiated by his predecessor to store and clean water south of the lake. [1, 2]
• Prioritizing Deregulation: Critics noted that Scott reduced oversight on agricultural runoff and cut funding for state water management districts by hundreds of millions of dollars, weakening the state’s ability to police pollution at its source. [1, 2]

Shifting Blame to the Federal Government

• The Herbert Hoover Dike: Scott repeatedly blamed the federal government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the discharges. He argued that the real fault lay with inadequate federal funding to repair the leaking dike surrounding the lake, which forced emergency releases to prevent structural failure. [1, 2, 3, 4]
• Deflecting Local Impact: Opponents countered that water management and environmental regulation are primarily state responsibilities, making his focus on federal infrastructure a political deflection from state-level inaction. [1]