Perman, Altman to Form Bipartisan Everglades Caucus

A bipartisan effort to promote the Florida Everglades restoration will be announced this afternoon in Boynton Beach.

State Rep. Steven Perman, D-Boca Raton, and State Sen. Thad Altman, R-Viera, will host a media conference to introduce the new Everglades Caucus in the Florida Legislature.

Others at the 1 p.m. announcement will be representatives from the Everglades Coalition, Everglades Foundation, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, and Friends of the Marshall Refuge.

The caucus is expected to focus on Rick Scotts plan for the Everglades that calls for building reservoirs, unblocking flow ways, controlling seepage and expanding man-made wetlands by 2022.

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