Franklin County RESTORE Council to hold organizational meeting today

The Franklin County RESTORE Council will hold its first meeting this afternoon in Apalachicola.

The RESTORE council is a 7 member board that was created to consider projects proposed for funding through any money Franklin County receives from fines levied on BP because of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

There could be millions of dollars coming to Franklin County trough the fund.

The RESTORE Council is made up of representatives from a number of interests including tourism and seafood.

5 of the members were named by the county commission – the cities of Apalachicola and Carrabelle named one member each.

The City of Apalachicola named Mayor Van Johnson to serve on the council.

Carrabelle is being represented by its Mayor, Brenda La Paz.

The County named members include Lynn Martina who will fill the tourism seat and Otis Amison will represent fisheries.

Rose Mccoy will fill the economic development seat and Erik Lovestrand will represent environmental issues.

The county still needs to name someone to the non-governmental seat.

The first organizational meeting of the RESTORE Council will be held this afternoon at 5 PM at the Franklin County courthouse Annex in Apalachicola.

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