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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Pasco County employees see pay bump after salary study
In an effort to attract and retain quality employees, Pasco County recently announced it is boosting pay for most of its government workforce. Starting salaries for most positions increased an average of 10 to 15%. County commissioners recently completed pay and class study to evaluate pay ranges for hundreds of county employees in a full spectrum of jobs.
› Duval hotel room rates continue to rise
Duval County hotels report room rate and revenue growth was average in November compared with last year, according to data released by Visit Jacksonville. The average room rate increased $8 compared with November 2021 to $108.52. Properties reported a slight decrease in occupancy in November 2022 to 68.9%, attributed to cancellations and the postponement of travel because of Hurricane Nicole, which affected Florida in early November.
› Brevard commissioners set legislative priorities for state action, from roads to aquarium
Brevard County commissioners this week approved a wide-ranging legislative program that includes seeking more state funding for the widening of Ellis Road, as well as for the construction of an aquarium and an amphitheater. Commissioner John Tobia will present the commission's requests to the county's seven-member Florida legislative delegation at their annual meeting on Jan. 11.
› Canaveral Nat’l Seashore, Playalinda Beach smashed by Hurricane Nicole are ‘not going to be the same’
What makes Canaveral National Seashore so revered in Florida is that visitors can commune with the wildest nature, some two-dozen miles of Atlantic surf rolling onto beaches never reconstructed, far from T-shirt shops and conjuring a sense of before European conquest. A surprise and decisive beating by Hurricane Nicole in November has altered how visitors, 2.2 million last year, will experience Canaveral’s nature and has set the stage for more disruption to the longest wilderness coast along Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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