Punta Gorda seeks state funding for high-water rescue vehicles

Author: Nancy Semon, Gulfshore Business
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When Punta Gorda City Council members visit the Florida Legislature in Tallahassee during a committee week in February, one of their priorities will be requesting funding to purchase high-water rescue vehicles to be used during future flooding and natural disasters.

The Punta Gorda fire and police departments requested the purchase of several vehicles.

In a letter pre-dated Jan. 9, Mayor Debi Lux wrote to Charlotte County’s Legislative Delegation — state Sen. Ben Albritton and state Reps. Danny Nix and Vanessa Oliver — to explain why the equipment was needed.

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