Posts by Julia Thomas

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is working to raise awareness regarding its Abandoned Grove Abatement Initiative. This initiative can allow for continued agricultural (“Greenbelt”) exemption for property owners, who have pushed abandoned or non-productive groves. Removing groves that are not being actively maintained helps reduce pests and diseases that can affect…

Governor Scott recently signed into law new legislation affecting traffic concurrency in Florida.  This legislation is intended to clarify and amend parts of the traffic concurrency legislation passed in 2011.  These changes contain a number of provisions that will be helpful to development projects wrestling with traffic concurrency issues. In 2011, the Florida Legislature made…

Health Reform and the Affordable Care Act: Is Your Business Prepared for the New Normal? Executive Summary by Robert N. Manning The Affordable Care Act,  (“ACA”) is a massive overhaul of America’s health care system.  It will have a major impact on Brevard County’s businesses.  The law firm Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capuano & Bozarth,…