Southwest Florida's Babcock Ranch offers lessons in resilience and sustainability
Lawmakers are back in Tallahassee this week for a special session. Up for discussion among other bills are measures to provide relief for ranchers affected by Hurricane Idalia and help homeowners struggling with high insurance premiums. A precarious insurance market, combined with hurricanes, the looming threat of climate change and our booming population, is creating a perfect storm of challenges for our state. But in Southwest Florida, a solar powered town offers a vision of how to build a sustainable community in the face of these challenges. In this episode of Florida Matters, we sit down with Babcock Ranch developer Syd Kitson and talk about planning a resilient town and building for an uncertain future.
