HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-268Deryl Loar
Chairman
District 4
Laura Moss
Vice Chairman
District 5
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSA TRUE COPY
CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK
November 18, 2025
The Honorable Ben Albritton, President
The Florida Senate
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
The Honorable Daniel Perez, Speaker
The Florida House of Representatives
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Susan Adams
District 1
Joseph E: Flescher
District 2
Joseph Earman
District 3
Re: Indian River County's Support for The Nature Conservancy Runoff to Resilience
Pilot Project
Dear President Albritton and Speaker Perez.-
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On behalf of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, I am writing
to express our support for The Nature Conservancy's Runoff to Resilience Pilot Project.
We respectfully urge your support for the requested legislative appropriation to begin this
groundbreaking work.
Siting the project within the Indian River Lagoon watershed is both fitting and
strategic. As one of Florida's most significant yet impaired water bodies, the Lagoon
presents an ideal setting to pilot innovative solutions with far-reaching benefits. While the
Lagoon is critically important to our region, given it provides an estimated annual
economic value of $28.3 billion, the outcomes of this project have the potential to inform
and improve stormwater management practices across the entire state.
The Runoff to Resilience Pilot Project will demonstrate scalable science -based
approaches to reducing nutrient runoff, improving water quality, mitigating flood risks, and
supporting economic resilience. It exemplifies the kind of forward -thinking investment that
aligns with Florida's priorities for innovative technologies and solutions that support water
quality initiatives, operational efficiency, and overall performance.
1801 27th Street, Btifiding A
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 226-1490
The Honorable Ben Albritton, President
The Honorable Daniel Perez, Speaker STATE OF FLORIDA
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
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We are proud to partner with The Nature Conservancy and fully support state
funding for this effort. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Deryl Loar
Chairman
Indian River County Commission
1801 271h Street, Building A
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 226-1490
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