Vote Dana Young

Quality time with Audubon of Florida

Advisor — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:31:41 +0000

Welcome back to our second installment ofQuality Time, produced byAudubon’s Mary Jean Yon. Today’s guest is Representative Dana Young, a Republican from the always beautiful Tampa Bay area.

Dana added to task force to protect drug-addicted babies

Advisor — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:43:42 +0000

Dana Young, R-Tampa, said getting a handle on the problem will also help save the state Medicaid dollars and other expenses associated with public health.

Governor signs Dana’s ‘reclaimed water’ bill

Advisor — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:32:11 +0000

Gov. Scott signed into law the ‘reclaimed water’ bill pushed by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa.

Buckhorn recognizes Dana during State of the City speech

Advisor — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:31:40 +0000

TBO: Bayshore will get ‘reclaimed’ water

Advisor — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:38:35 +0000

Dana Young recently collaborated successfully on a bill that makes drinking water and reclaimed wastewater the property of the utility handling it.

Mayor Buckhorn announces expansion of Reclaimed Water program

Advisor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:46:14 +0000

Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced plans to expand the reclaimed water program to residents on Bayshore Boulevard.

“Before the passage of HB 639 last week, we had no certainty that the reclaimed water Tampa’s taxpayers paid to produce would not be unilaterally redirected, but now, we know we can expand our reclaimed infrastructure without concern, thanks in large part to the efforts of Rep. Dana Young. I’m shifting my focus now to expanding our infrastructure so that more residents can use it to water their lawns, creating less of a demand on the Hillsborough River,” said Mayor Bob Buckhorn. “And, we will begin by expanding our South Tampa Area Reclaimed program along Bayshore Boulevard later this year.”

The expansion will occur along Bayshore Boulevard, connecting homes from Rome to Howard avenues to the reclaimed water infrastructure system. It will also be used to irrigate public parkways along Bayshore. This will aid in conserving Tampa’s potable water supply and reduce wastewater discharge into Hillsborough Bay. In total, the City estimates that this will save nearly 22,000 gallons of potable water a day.

The completed project is estimated to cost $600,000. The City of Tampa has accepted a grant for $291,000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and will also spend $309,600. The project is scheduled to start in the fall of 2012. This expansion can be accomplished without removal of the asphalt on Bayshore.

TBO: Tallahassee success story

Advisor — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:07:10 +0000

The handling of a controversial reclaimed-water bill was an encouraging example of the sort of bipartisanship and compromise we wish would occur more often.

The passage of Hillsborough Rep. Dana Young’s House Bill 639 will protect cities and benefit the environment.

WKMG: House set to debate video voyeurism bill

Advisor — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:28:58 +0000

House Bill 215 sponsored by Rep. Dana Young, of Tampa, would increase charging levels for all video voyeurism cases. That bill is still awaiting hearing on the House floor.

Gainesville Sun: Homeowners, businesses using more reclaimed water

Advisor — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:27:25 +0000

The bill, written by Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, would also prohibit water management districts from either restricting or requiring certain services by reuse utilities.

Audubon: Representative Dana Young accepts amendment to controversial water bill

Advisor — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:50:50 +0000

Audubon Florida is pleased to announce that a much-needed amendment to Representative Dana Young’s HB 639 – Reclaimed Water was voted on and approved in today’s State Affairs Subcommittee of the Florida House of Representatives. Our sincere thanks go to sponsorRepresentative Young for working with the Audubon Florida team and a coalition of environmental groups to ensure that our state’s water policy is not threatened.