Florida County Restores Federal Grant To Repair AC At City-Owned LGBTQ Center After Uproar Over DEI Law
West Palm Beach’s CBS affiliate reports: Palm Beach County Administrator Joe Abruzzo has restored $308,000 in funding for repairs to the Compass LGBTQ+ Community Center building in Lake Worth Beach, reversing a recent denial that had sparked backlash from the nonprofit and local leaders. The restored funding will go toward repairs to the building’s air … The post Florida County Restores Federal Grant To Repair AC At City-Owned LGBTQ Center After Uproar Over DEI Law appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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West Palm Beach’s CBS affiliate reports:
Palm Beach County Administrator Joe Abruzzo has restored $308,000 in funding for repairs to the Compass LGBTQ+ Community Center building in Lake Worth Beach, reversing a recent denial that had sparked backlash from the nonprofit and local leaders. The restored funding will go toward repairs to the building’s air conditioning system and elevator, two issues Compass leaders said were critical to keeping the city-owned facility safe, functional and accessible.
The move comes just a day after Compass publicly pushed back on the county’s earlier decision to deny repair funding. In that dispute, Compass argued county officials had improperly relied on Florida’s new anti-DEI law, SB 1134, even though the law does not take effect until 2027. Compass also stressed that the request was for basic building repairs to a public building owned by the City of Lake Worth Beach, not for programming.
The county’s decision to restore the money marks a significant turnaround in a controversy that quickly became a flashpoint in the broader debate over how Florida’s new diversity, equity and inclusion restrictions may affect local government actions. SB 1134 was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 30, while Compass had argued the law was being applied before it was in force.
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LOCAL: Palm Beach County reverses course, approving $302K for Compass LGBTQ Center repairs after backlash over an anti-DEI-related denial.
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