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In the WRDA Act of 2016 there is
authorized $2.096 billion for a series PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINING
of CERP projects which include $133
million to finish the Picayune Strand IN PERSONAL TRAINING SUITES
(which includes filtered water from
Golden Gate Estates), removing a series
of canals in the water containment areas GET MOTIVATED...GET BALANCED
(WCA) which are obsolete and impede Let’s get together!
the flow of water south and construction
of another flow equalization basin
(FEB).
Furthermore, there are still several
unfinished projects from the WRDA Acts of 2014 and 2007,
including completion of the de-channelization of the Kissimmee,
development of storage wells to hold water in times of high rains
and completion of Indian River Lagoon (C-44).
There is no reason to send more water south until the
Tamiami Trail bridge project is complete, so that the water can PERSONAL TRAINING GETS RESULTS
flow past it into Florida Bay. One mile has been built, another
• Lose Weight
two and a half or so is under construction and ultimately another
• Build Your Strength and Core
three need to be built. The bridge is a cost share too- 50-50
• Tone Up and Firm your Body
state and feds. Lastly, the federal government is obligated to • Gain Balance for Safety
reinforce and strengthen the Hoover Dike. Once done, the lake • Improve Your Posture
can temporarily hold a higher level of water in times of excessive • Metabolic Testing/Nutritional Counseling
rains and discharge it more ratably then last summer’s emergency
discharges, which damaged estuaries and stirred up pollution.
The bottom line is that restoration of the Everglades and the Health... Wellness... Success
Okeechobee Watershed, and controlling excessive discharges
into our rivers and bays, is a complex and expensive challenge At FT you will get experienced trainers and a Dr. of
involving projects all around the lake and along both rivers, east Physical Therapy who can advise you specifically to
and west, as well as the southward flow projects. meet your needs!
I am working every day to make this case to the federal
government, including the Army Corps of Engineers, House and
Senate Appropriations Leaders, and the White House, that we
need them to fund what they have committed to fund in these
authorization laws. I am narrowly focused on the federal roles
here to expedite the existing plans and complete the projects
called for through the CERP.
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Lee County Office
1039 S.E. 9th Place • Suite 308
Cape Coral, FL 33990
Phone: 239.599.6033

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3299 Tamiami Trail East • Suite 105
Naples, FL 34112
Phone: 239.252.6225
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Washington, DC 20515 335 14th Avenue South, Naples, FL 34102

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