Sierra Club Statement on Florida Cabinet's Decision to Uphold Miami-Dade Plan Amendment to Extend SR-836
"One thing is undebatable: Governor DeSantis and his friends
in the Florida Cabinet care more about political favors than about America's
Everglades. Today, instead of cutting off the head of the Everglades Snakeway,
they fed it by ignoring the irrefutable evidence presented by plaintiffs, the
urgent pleas of Everglades advocates, and Judge Wyk's conclusion from careful review of records and expert testimonies. The fix
was in. It did not matter that Everglades National Park, Biscayne National
Park, and innumerable endangered species would be imperiled in the name of
cutting 6 minutes from a commute. DeSantis showed his true colors; this should
have been an easy victory for our state but the Governor failed us. We thank
Commissioner Nikki Fried as the only Cabinet member that voted to uphold Judge
Wyk's decision and put an end to this invasive serpent that will strangle
Everglades restoration efforts for decades to come."
Diana Umpierre, Organizing Representative, Sierra Club
Everglades Restoration Campaign
See also the 6/11/21 letter sent to the Cabinet regarding SR-836.
