In response to recent reporting showing that Ron DeSantis’s administration has made attempts to turn parts of state parks into golf courses, the Florida Democratic Party has issued the following statement:

“Ron DeSantis has lost his damn mind if he thinks Floridians are just going to sit back and let him bulldoze our beautiful state parks,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. “The bipartisan backlash to the ridiculous plans put forward by FDEP should remind him that Floridians of all political opinions can agree on one thing: we have to protect our state’s natural beauty from overdevelopment. 

“We are in this situation because of Republican greed — and we have been here before. Rick Scott and Republican legislators proposed a similar bill in 2011, so it’s no surprise we’re back here again. Rick Scott’s former FDEP Secretary is one of the lobbyists behind the plan today. The Florida Democratic Party stands with all Floridians in the fight to save our parks.”