How this Florida barrier island community pushed back against overdevelopment

Traveling along Florida State Road A1A near Juan Ponce de León Landing Park in Brevard's barrier island near Melbourne Beach.

Florida keeps packing people and buildings on barrier islands. It comes at a high cost

Michael Evanoff, a Sarasota resident since 1997, had lived in his house three years before Hurricane Helene struck Siesta Key ...
Florida Today

Bill gives Brevard County's south beaches extra protection from increased development

Each hurricane reminds South Brevard barrier islanders of the perils of beach life: How long it takes to evacuate. How narrow the beaches are. How even modest rain sends sewage spewing into the Indian ...
WFTV

DeSantis signs bill to protect barrier island in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill intended to keep an environmentally fragile portion of a barrier island in Brevard County from development. One of nine measures signed Tuesday, ...