Apalachicola mayor recognized during "State of the State" Address

Apalachicola Mayor Van Johnson was one of 6 Florida mayors recognized during the Governors state of the state address on Tuesday for his support for Governor Rick Scott’s proposed reforms for Enterprise Florida, including the creation of the Florida Enterprise Fund. 

The Governor’s proposals include creating a new $250 million competitive fund called the “Florida Enterprise Fund,” and making the Florida Enterprise Fund a state trust fund to replace the existing escrow account to allow the state’s investment to accrue more interest.

He has also proposed increasing the Legislature’s role in competing for job creation projects by requiring that any deal over $1 million have the approval of the Speaker of the House and the Senate President, as well as the Governor.

The governor also wants to streamline the state’s approval process while continuing to ensure that NO tax dollars leave the state trust fund until a company meets specific job creation goals spelled out in their contract. 

Mayor Johnson said, he’s proud to fully support Governor Scott’s proposal to create the Florida Enterprise Fund and improve the economic development process at Enterprise Florida.

Since December 2010 the Apalachicola-Franklin County area unemployment rate has dropped from 8.2 to 4.3 percent.

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