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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday directed more than $10.3 million from the state’s Job Growth Grant Fund to help provide infrastructure for an industrial park in Umatilla and a commercial development project in Plant City.
Umatilla
The Umatilla funding, $4.87 million, is tied to an effort to convert land that was part of the city’s wastewater operations into the Lake Fern Industrial Park, which will be used for such things as a manufacturing facility.
Plant City
The $5.5 million going to Plant City will help build an access road and provide water and electric utility services for a commercial development.
DeSantis, who announced the grant awards during an appearance in Lake County, has the discretion to use the Job Growth Grant Fund for infrastructure and job-training projects and programs.
The state budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1 includes $75 million for the fund.
