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Episode 69: Celebration, Disney and Florida's Housing Crisis

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English - October 12, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB
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This week's episode begins with more reasons to support the removal of Kirkpatrick Dam and a return to a free-flowing Ocklawaha River.

Time is running out for you to voice your opinion to the St. John's Water Management District in favor of removing the dam and supporting the river. The comment period closes October 22, 2021. CLICK THIS LINK TO SUPPORT THE RIVER.

Our guest this week is Andrew Ross who's followed up his 1999 book about Celebration, Florida, "The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town," with a look at central Florida's homelessness crisis, "Sunbelt Blues: Failure of American Housing."

Andrew will be participating in this year's Miami International Book Fair; this is the first of two episodes we'll be producing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Disney World in Florida.