MADISON, Fla. — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spent the first part of Presidents' Day in Madison, where he announced nearly $11 million for rural North Florida communities.
The governor said that allotment will help improve infrastructure and create opportunities for future business growth. Specifically he pointed to workforce education, which he said will attract more companies to explore relocation or expansion into Florida. By 2030, he expects the state to be best in the nation for workforce education.
Money will also be allocated to widen and improve roads leading to rural industrial parks to improve supply chain distribution efforts and drive domestic production.
"I'm sick of getting all this stuff from China," DeSantis said.
$340,000 will go to the city of Palatka in Putnam Co. to extend services to a business park, a further $5 million will be spent in Pualatka to widen paths and sidewalks in the downtown commercial area.
DeSantis spoke from the storefront of a local restaurant called Grumpy's Diner. Accompanying the governor was Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary Dane Eagle.
