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MEDIA ADVISORY: Rubio To Hold Media Availability After Aerial Tour Of Northern Everglades

Feb 19, 2015 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will hold a media availability in West Palm Beach, Florida following a helicopter tour over the northern Everglades to view projects currently under construction by both the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The tour will also provide an overview of water treatment areas that show the flow of water from the Kissimmee River Basin through the Everglades, as well as an aerial view of the eastern Lake Okeechobee discharges.

Rubio will be accompanied on the tour by Blake Guillory, Executive Director of SFWMD, and Tom Teets, SFWMD Everglades Policy Director.

The following event is open to the press:

Friday, February 20, 2015
1:00pm ET
Rubio Holds Media Availability After Aerial Tour Of Northern Everglades
Signature Flight Support (PBI)     
1500 Perimeter Road 
West Palm Beach, FL 33406  

NOTE: Media will be directed upon arrival.