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Wetlands planned at end of Kissimmee River to lower phosphorus in water heading into Lake Okeechobee
The South Florida Water Management District is planning to build 4,800-acres of wetlands near the mouth of the Kissimmee River
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A proposal before the DeSoto County Commission to rezone hundreds of acres for a complex of data centers failed on Wednesday night, delivering the second major blow this week to developers who had sought to build more than 15 facilities in the rural county.
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