Rep. Brian Mast

[Cheeseman]

Just received this email from US Rep Brian Mast. I have mixed feelings about him due to his stance on 2A, but here he looks to be doing something to help Lake O, and downstream areas.

Last year I passed legislation to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redo the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS) that determines when toxic discharges from Lake O are sent into our community. That rewrite process starts now with a chance to make our community’s voice heard!
Starting next week, the Army Corps of Engineers is going to be hosting a number of public forums to help determine a new schedule for when they discharge water. It’s absolutely critical that our community demonstrates how the current system is damaging our environment, our economy, our public health and more.
These are meetings where we need to speak up - and not just with our personal experiences but backed with data and science - to show that continuing to hurt our community is not acceptable.
Here are the dates to know where you can participate:
Lehigh Acres
Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
15191 Homestead Road, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971
Okeechobee
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Indian River State College
Williamson Conference and Education Center
2229 N.W. 9th Avenue, Okeechobee, FL 34972
Clewiston
Monday, February 11, 2019, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
John Boy Auditorium
1200 South W.C. Owen Ave, Clewiston, FL 33440
Stuart
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Indian River State College
The Clare and Gladys Wolf High-Technology Center
2400 SE Salerno Road, Stuart, FL 34997
Broward County
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Time TBD
Location TBD
West Palm Beach
Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
South Florida Water Management District
Governing Board Auditorium
3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Miami Gardens
Thursday, February 28, 2019, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
North Dade Regional Library
2455 NW 183rd Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33056

Additional information is available here .
If we want no more lost summers, this is our chance to be heard and make a real difference in the process.

[B-47]

I am always suspicious of any elected official that says he/she passed a bill or legislation. It doesn't work that way and requires the proposal to go through many procedures. He may have introduced a bill but he didn't pass it.

[gatorsin09]

Hes trying to get them to put the lake at 10.5 in the dry season and not allow discharges in the rainy season. Effectively turning the lake into a lifeless reservoir. So no hes not really for helping the lake just his own area