FORT MYERS, Fla. – State Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen organized a boat tour on the Caloosahatchee River to show the impact of Lake Okeechobee Water releases; she is asking the state to consider ways to send excess lake water south into the Everglades.
“We must as part of a comprehensive plan, have some storage south of the lake,” Fitzenhagen said.
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