Orlando, Florida (April 21, 2021) – Commissioner Emily Bonilla today sent the following memo to the Board of County Commissioners. 89% of the voters in Orange County voted for water protection. I am working to get those protections included in our ordinances and codes. Please provide comment to the board by attending in person on May 18, 8:30 am at 201 South Rosalind Ave, Orlando, FL 32801. Free parking is in the surface lot behind the building. Or emailing the Commissioner your comments if you cannot attend in person at district1@ocfl.net, district2@ocfl.net, district3@ocfl.net, district4@ocfl.net, district5@ocfl.net, district6@ocfl.net, and mayor@ocfl.net.
To: Mayor and Board of County Commissioners
From: Commissioner Emily Bonilla, Orange County, District 5
Date: April 21, 2021
Subject: Commissioner’s Report for BCC Meeting 5/18: Econlockhatchee River Protection Ordinance to reflect the Right to Clean Water charter amendment
I will like to have a Commissioner’s Report at the May 18th BCC meeting to discuss the attached Ordinance. This was proposed by the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights who drafted the ordinance to modify the Econlockhatchee River Protection Ordinance to reflect the Right to Clean Water charter amendment passed in November 2020. The underlying issue is that, with the adoption of the RTCW initiative, current Orange County permit regulations applicable to the Wekiva and Econlockhatchee Rivers (and other waters of Orange County) do not incorporate the substance and terms of the new charter amendment.