Ron DeSantis: “I think that your case has brought this issue to the forefront, and a lot of folks, their rights are at stake too.”

Fortunately, they weren’t needed for a lot of rescue missions, ’cause that demand wasn’t there, but they’ve already cleared 1,700 miles of roadway.

Property tax revenue collected by local governments has nearly doubled in the past seven years and is expected to reach an astounding $83 billion by 2032.

“I would just urge people to be very careful. There’s a lot of debris out there, particularly as you get into the northern part of the Panhandle.”

“So, somebody, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have spent money by bringing the guard or doing this. You didn’t need them.’ Well, you don’t know that.”