NORTHEAST FLORIDA – On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a nearly $118 billion budget for the state.
More than $800 million in line items were vetoed, bringing the final budget to $117.6 billion.
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The vetoed items included funding for residential facilities, workforce development, mental health initiatives, community centers, and infrastructure improvements across counties such as Duval, St. Johns, Bradford, Clay, Alachua, Columbia, Putnam, Nassau, and Union.
Many of the projects aimed to expand services in education, healthcare, event spaces, food distribution, and law enforcement support.
See the county-by-county breakdown of projects across Northeast Florida that were vetoed:
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Duval County
- Edward Waters University - Living, Learning, and Community Multiplex (HF 1906) (SF 2652) - $1,000,000 – would add 425 new residential beds to campus, provide new convention space, expand direct services to community.
- Sowing SEEDS Project - A Workforce Development Program (HF 2369) (SF 2828) - $132,820
- Planned to A.T. Financial Literacy Curriculum Expansion in Duval County Public Schools (HF 2924) (SF 2701) - $100,000 – money was to license the curriculum to four high schools in Duval, to help teach healthy personal finance habits.
- Striving for Excellence Inc. (HF 1283) (SF 1809) - $100,000 – money to support the Cheeseborough Invitational Track & Field Event.
- Junior Achievement of North Florida Experiential Learning Center (HF 2948) (SF 2813) - $350,000 – funding for the new Experiential Learning Center downtown – This was only a portion of the overall funding for the project (it has millions from other sources) – they initially requested $1,950,000 from the state, $350,000 got put into budget, then cut.
- Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) - 200 New Slots - Duval County - $3,151,299 (there were cuts for this program in several counties)
- Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) - 50 New Slots - Duval County - $590,869 (These were two separate budget lines)
- Historic Eastside Community Preventive Health and Wellness Initiative (HF 1293) (SF 2396) - $136,538 – Inaugural implementation of a preventative mental health wellness initiative in Historic Eastside
- Gateway - Community Outreach (HF 1226) (SF 3414) - $300,000 – funding for Gateway Community Outreach to work on awareness around substance use disorders and opioid use disorders
- K9s United (SF 2826) - $200,000 – local nonprofit that helps law enforcement agencies get equipment for K9s that their budgets don’t cover – money would have been used for heat alarms, bulletproof vests (for k9s), etc.
- Atlantic Beach - Sailfish Drive Multi-Use Path (HF 2920) (SF 2709) - $195,000
- Northeast Florida Builders Association Workforce Education Expansion Operations (HF 1200) (SF 2939) - $100,000
- Jacksonville - 11th and 12th Street Connector (HF 1581) (SF 2931) - $750,000
- Jacksonville - Hogan Street Emerald Trail from Union Street to 1st Street (HF 2922) (SF 3119) - $750,000
St. Johns County
- The Arc of the St. Johns - Transportation Maintenance Facility Expansion and Modernization (HF 1330) (SF 3238) - $750,000
- Epic-Cure Food Security Distribution Center (HF 1563) (SF 2621) - $600,000 – money would be used to build a dock-height loading bay at their distribution center in St. Augustine, which would enable them to expand food distributions into Clay County as well
- St. Augustine Beach Mizell Outfall Resiliency Improvements (HF 1332) (SF 2605) - $776,250
- St. Augustine Wastewater System Planning & Design (HF 1810) (SF 2569) - $1,000,000
- Anastasia Island Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety (HF 1676) (SF 2794) - $1,250,000
- St. Augustine Design, Construction of Resilient Structure on Anastasia Blvd (HF 1811) (SF 2524) - $1,500,000
Bradford County
- The Arc of Bradford County - Rural Work Opportunities Expansion (HF 3731) (SF 2995) - $750,000
- Bradford County Keystone Heights Airport Water and Wastewater Master Plan (HF 3727) (SF 3157) - $87,500
- Starke Advanced Metering Infrastructure Replacement Project (HF 3736) (SF 3013) - $437,500
Clay County
- Clay County Nutrition Access for Seniors Project (HF 3057) (SF 3073) - $250,000
- Clay County Fairgrounds Improvements (HF 3028) (SF 2949) - $250,000 – money to demolish two barns and build a new multi-purpose event center with a commercial kitchen, and build a livestock barn, and renovations to exhibit halls.
- Clay County Utility Authority OT, SCADA and Cybersecurity Improvements (HF 3038) (SF 2948) - $1,000,000 vetoed across two budget lines
- Green Cove Springs - St. Johns River Trail Design Phase II (HF 3043) (SF 3087) - $356,250
- Keystone Heights Consolidated Governance Complex Feasibility Study (HF 3099) - $25,000
Alachua County
- High Springs North West Alachua County Utility Maintenance Equipment (HF 3709) (SF 2973) - $125,000
- Waldo Water Meter Replacement (HF 3742) (SF 2981) - $371,000
- Gainesville Regional Fire Response: Fire Apparatus Replacement Initiative (HF 3315) (SF 1973) - $425,000
- Alachua County Fire Rescue Firegrounds Training Facility (HF 3356) (SF 2972) - $350,000
Columbia County
- Fort White Public Works Safety and Storm Resilience Project (HF 3755) - $250,000
- Lake City Wastewater Lift Station Replacement 1 (HF 3751) (SF 3022) - $150,000
- Gainesville - SR 331/SR 121 Strategic Intermodal Bypass Connector (HF 3746) (SF 2979) - $1,000,000
Putnam County
- Goodwill Industries of North Florida - Education and Career Opportunities to Reduce Recidivism in Putnam County (HF 3055) (SF 2582) - $200,000 – Judson Sapp was House sponsor
- Putnam County St. John’s Harbor Water System Upgrades (HF 3089) (SF 2522) - $400,000
- Putnam County Waste Water Treatment Expansion Phase I (HF 3087) (SF 2584) - $1,000,000
- Palatka Fire Department Ladder Truck (HF 3092) (SF 2611) - $375,000
Nassau County:
- Nassau County CR 107 Widening & Intersection Improvements (HF 2941) (SF 2683 - $500,000
Union County:
- Union County Farmers Market (HF 3734) - $100,000