However, the state has a requirement about the playing surface.
“No funds may be expended on Astroturf for the improvements funded in this Specific Appropriation,” the budget states.
HOTEL ON THE MOVE:
Fort Walton Beach could get $300,000 to move — about a half-mile down the road — the historic Gulfview Hotel as part of plans for a welcome center and museum.
The 111-year-old hotel, on the National Register of Historic Places, was recently donated to Fort Walton Beach with a requirement the building be relocated to city-owned property adjacent to the Heritage Park & Cultural Center.
NO SNACKS FOR BEARS:
To keep bears from gobbling trash for lunch and dinner, $415,283 is slated to go to counties and local governments for programs that help residents purchase bear-resistant garbage containers.
The budget requires that at least 60 percent of the money, which comes from the sale of “Conserve Wildlife” license plates, go to local governments that have ordinances focused on resolving issues associated with bears foraging for food in garbage cans.
